Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity
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- Synopsis
- This book argues that religion can and must be reconciled with science. Combining adaptive and cognitive approaches, it is a comprehensive analysis of religion's evolutionary significance, and its inextricable interdependence with language. It is also a detailed study of religion's main component, ritual, which constructs the conceptions that we take to be religious and therefore central in the making of humanity's adaptation. The text amounts to a manual for effective ritual, illustrated by examples drawn from a range of disciplines.
- Copyright:
- 1999
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 464 Pages
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/04/09
- Copyrighted By:
- The estate of Roy A. Rappaport
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- 8
- Proofread By:
- 8
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.