Religion Evolving: Cultural, Cognitive, and Ecological Dynamics

by Richard Sosis and Benjamin Grant Purzycki

Book Overview

Religion Evolving argues that religions need to be understood as adaptive systems. Drawing from a wealth of ethnographic and experimental evidence, the authors situate religious traditions within their local socioecological contexts, showing how these systems adaptively respond to economic, environmental, and health challenges. Based in the evolutionary, cognitive, and anthropological sciences, Religion Evolving offers a holistic approach that attends...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800500521
• ISBN13: 9781800500525
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"