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Explore the fundamental questions surrounding the development of humanity in Origins of Religion, Cognition and Culture. This work examines the complex relationship between human cognition and the evolution of culture. By looking at the role of religious ritual and religious experience, the text addresses core debates regarding our species' beginnings. Readers will encounter deep inquiries into what shaped early human behavior, including questions about individual ecstatic experiences, collective observances, and the fear of death. The book examines various theories such as ritual competence, magical coercion, mirror neurons, and temporal lobe religiosity. By incorporating insights from cognitive scientists, this book provides a look at phylogenetic and ontogenetic processes. It is an essential resource for those studying the history of social and cultural religious development and how these factors combined to shape the human experience.

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Examines the complex relationship between human cognition and the evolution of culture.

Investigates the role of religion, religious ritual, and religious experience in human origins.

Addresses key debates such as the impact of fear of death and ritual competence on early societies.

Includes insights from cognitive scientists regarding phylogenetic and ontogenetic processes.

Analyzes various theories including mirror neurons and temporal lobe religiosity.

Provides a detailed look at individual ecstatic experiences and collective observances.

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Release Date
26 September 2013
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31 January 2013

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