Religion in human evolution : from the Paleolithic to the Axial Age

Religion in human evolution : from the Paleolithic to the Axial Age /

Examines the history of religion from early ancestors by using biology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology, and follows the expansion of religion.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Bellah, Robert N. (Robert Neelly), 1927-2013 (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011
Subjects:	Religion. Human evolution > Religious aspects. Religion, Prehistoric. Theological anthropology. Ethnology > Religious aspects. Religions. Religion religion (discipline) religions (belief systems, cultures)
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Religion and reality
Religion and evolution
Tribal religion : the production of meaning
From tribal to archaic religion : meaning and power
Archaic religion : God and king
The Axial Age I : introduction and ancient Israel
The Axial Age II : ancient Greece
The Axial Age III : China in the late first millennium BCE
The Axial Age IV : ancient India
Conclusion.