Around the world and throughout history, in cultures as diverse as ancient Mesopotamia and modern America, human beings have been compelled by belief in gods and developed complex religions around them. But why? What makes belief in supernatural beings so widespread? And why are the gods of so many different people so similar in nature? This provocative book explains the origins and persistence of religious ideas by looking through the lens of science at the common structures and functions of human thought. INDICE: Introduction; 1.: The Prehistoric Roots of the Modern Mind; 2.:The Architecture of the Modern Mind; 3.: Minds, Other Minds, and the Minds ofGods; 4.: Gods and Why They Matter; 5.: Gods and Religious Systems; 6.: Cognition and Religious Systems; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-973901-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés