{"product_id":"how-religion-evolved-robin-dunbar-9780197631829","title":"How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the world's foremost scholars of evolution tackles one of its essential mysteries: why we believe.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since then, our propensity toward spiritual thinking and ritual emerged. How, when, and why did this occur, and how did the earliest, informal shamanic practices evolve into the world religions familiar to us today? What is the evolutionary purpose of religion, and are some individuals more inclined than others to be religious? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow Religion Evolved\u003c\/em\u003e, Robin Dunbar explores these and other questions, mining the distinctions between religions of experience--as practiced by the earliest hunter-gatherer societies--and doctrinal religions, from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and their many derivatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining religion's origins, social functions, its effects on the brain and body, and its place in the modern era, Dunbar offers a fascinating and far-reaching analysis of the quintessentially human impulse to believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Dunbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197631827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197631829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.53w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2022","brand":"Robin Dunbar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049585209599,"sku":"9780197631829","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_708170b2-2d3f-428f-8949-721928d9d59b.jpg?v=1685002355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-religion-evolved-robin-dunbar-9780197631829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}