Survival and religion : biological evolution and cultural change
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Survival and religion : biological evolution and cultural change
Wiley & Sons, c1995
Available at 6 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The relationship of culture to biology and society is one of the current frontiers of thought. This volume chooses religion, mainly organized religion, as the aspect of culture for a very broad investigation. It considers religion's psychological and social functions, as well as how flexible or rigid religious institutions are in fluctuating biological and social environments. A fresh evolutionary model which incorporates cultural and religious values is presented, together with a complementary economic interpretation of religion.
Table of Contents
- Ecological Inheritance and Cultural Evolution
- Psychological Processes in Cultural and Genetic Co-Evolution
- Economic Analysis and Organized Religion
- Technology, the Human Niche and Darwinian Explanation
- Secular Change and Religious Inertia
- Religion, Reproduction and Risk - Measuring Survival and Growth
- Survival in Cultural Evolution - the Case of Islam
- The Impact of Christianity and Islam on Two East African Societies.
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