The origins of religion in the Paleolithic / Gregory J. Wightman.
The origins of religion in the Paleolithic / Gregory J. Wightman.
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Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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G 2015/4164
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English
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xii, 293 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
1. Introduction -- Part I. The Embodied Brain : Neuropsychology and Religious Ritual. 2. Mirroring and empathy ; 3. Acting in concert ; 4. The malleable brain ; 5. Ritualizing sound and movement ; 6. Projecting the self ; 7. External agents ; 8. Language, ritual, and religion ; 9. Dynamic fields of...
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Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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Maryland
Date Published
[2015]
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How did religion emerge - and why? What are the links between behavior, environment, and religiosity? Gregory J. Wightman explores the significance of goal-directed action and the rise of material culture in this intricate, evidence-based examination of religion's earliest origin. -- from back cover.
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The origins of religion in the Paleolithic / Gregory J. Wightman.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index.
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G 2015/4164
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74VKRayXX5Qd
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9781442242890 (cloth)
1442242892 (cloth)
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201.42
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991023147339702626
