LEADER 03898cam a2200565 i 4500001 99124401773506421 005 20240502082159.0 008 200824s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng^^ 010 2020036963 019 1223011898 020 9780199397747 |qhardcover 020 0199397740 |qhardcover 020 |z9780199397754 |qelectronic publication 035 |9(YDXIT)17113551 035 (NjP)12440177-princetondb 035 |z(OCoLC)1223011898 035 |z(NjP)Voyager12440177 035 (OCoLC)on1192302808 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dBDX |dYDX 042 pcc 050 00 BF698.95 |b.O947 2021 082 00 200.1/9 |223 245 04 The Oxford handbook of evolutionary psychology and religion / |cedited by James R Liddle, Todd K Shackelford. 264 1 New York, NY : |bOxford University Press, |c[2021] 300 xii, 386 pages ; |c27 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Oxford handbooks 490 1 Oxford library of psychology 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "Religion has been a subject of study for centuries, with scholars approaching this topic from a plethora of perspectives. Applying an evolutionary perspective to the study of religion represents a relatively new approach, and yet the last few decades have seen an impressive collection of hypotheses developed and empirical findings gathered from this perspective. Given the multiple facets and overall complexity of religion, these theoretical and empirical contributions are disparate and even isolated from one another. Some researchers have focused on the cognitive systems and mechanisms that produce religious thoughts and behaviors, others on examining possible adaptive (or maladaptive) functions that religion may serve, and still others on the evolutionary history of specific organized religions and the interaction between evolved psychological mechanisms and the development of specific religious beliefs and behaviors. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion offers a comprehensive and compelling review of research in religious beliefs and practices from an evolutionary perspective on human psychology. The chapters explore a number of subtopics within one of three themes: (1) the psychological mechanisms of religion, (2) evolutionary perspectives on the functionality of religion, and (3) evolutionary perspectives on religion and group living. This handbook unites the theoretical and empirical work of leading scholars in evolutionary psychology, religious studies, cognitive science, anthropology, biology, and philosophy to produce an extensive and authoritative review of this literature, summarizing existing work and serving as a guide to the problems that remain to be solved and the debates that remain to be resolved"-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Evolutionary psychology. 650 0 Religion. 650 0 Psychology, Religious. 650 7 Evolutionary psychology |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00917348 650 7 Psychology, Religious |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01081630 650 7 Religion |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01093763 700 1 Liddle, James R., |eeditor. 700 1 Shackelford, Todd K. |q(Todd Kennedy), |d1971- |eeditor. 776 08 |iOnline version: |tThe Oxford handbook of evolutionary psychology and religion |b1. |dNew York : OUP, 2021. |z9780199397754 |w(DLC) 2020036964 830 0 Oxford handbooks 830 0 Oxford library of psychology 902 kl |bs |6a |7m |dv |f1 |e20210524 904 pad |ba |hm |cb |e20210506 910 |cE1202mon 914 (OCoLC)on1192302808 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240501 |eprocessed |f1192302808 980 |i175.00 |j143.50 |n40030494580 982 |bFY21 |n2021 |q32101112715857 986 |hBF698.95 |i.O947 2021