Evolving brains, emerging gods : early humans and the origins of religion /
E. Fuller Torrey.
- 1 online resource (xv, 291 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-277) and index.
Intro; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Brain, Home of the Gods; Part 1. The Making of the Gods; 1. Homo habilis: A Smarter Self; 2. Homo erectus: An Aware Self; 3. Archaic Homo sapiens (Neandertals): An Empathic Self; 4. Early Homo sapiens: An Introspective Self; 5. Modern Homo sapiens: A Temporal Self; Part 2. The Emergence of the Gods; 6. Ancestors and Agriculture: A Spiritual Self; 7. Governments and Gods: A Theistic Self; 8. Other Theories of the Origins Of Gods; Appendix A: The Evolution of the Brain. Appendix B: Dreams as Proof of the Existence of a Spirit World and Land of the DeadNotes; Index.
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Religion--Philosophy. Anthropology of religion. Brain--Evolution. RELIGION--Comparative Religion. RELIGION--Essays. RELIGION--Reference. Anthropology of religion. Brain--Evolution. Religion--Philosophy.