Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780521296908

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by Roy a. Rappaport (Author)

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.

Number of Pages: 564

Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN

Publication Date: March 25, 1999

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