Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 110) 1st Edition
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| Management number | 226206578 | Release Date | 2026/05/09 | List Price | US$11.83 | Model Number | 226206578 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0521296900 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0521296908 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Dimensions | 5.98 x 1.28 x 9.02 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.94 pounds |
| Print length | 564 pages |
| Part of series | Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology |
| Publication date | March 28, 1999 |
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