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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143038338
ISBN-13
9780143038337
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56986188
Product Key Features
Book Title
Breaking the Spell : Religion As a Natural Phenomenon
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy, Sociology of Religion, Religion & Science
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Religion, Social Science, Science
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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Penetrating . . . a sharp synthesis of a library of evolutionary, anthropological and psychological research on the origin and spread of religion. (Scientific American), Ambitious . . . an accessible account of what might be called the natural history of religion. ( The New Yorker ) How would a visitor from Mars dispassionately explain human religion? . . . My guess is that the result would be something like this crystal-clear, constantly engaging, and enjoyable new book. (Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse Rich and rewarding . . . the main business of the book is to give a scientific account of how religion may have developed among creatures such as us. . . . The product of an extremely bright mind. ( San Francisco Chronicle ) An elegant, sharp-minded essay on the need to study religion in a dispassionate way. ( The Economist ) Penetrating . . . a sharp synthesis of a library of evolutionary, anthropological and psychological research on the origin and spread of religion. ( Scientific American ), Ambitious . . . an accessible account of what might be called the natural history of religion. ( The New Yorker ) How would a visitor from Mars dispassionately explain human religion? . . . My guess is that the result would be something like this crystal-clear, constantly engaging, and enjoyable new book. (Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse Rich and rewarding . . . the main business of the book is to give a scientific account of how religion may have developed among creatures such as us. . . . The product of an extremely bright mind. ( San Francisco Chronicle ) An elegant, sharp-minded essay on the need to study religion in a dispassionate way. ( The Economist ) Penetrating . . . a sharp synthesis of a library of evolutionary, anthropological and psychological research on the origin and spread of religion. ( Scientific American ), Ambitious . . . an accessible account of what might be called the natural history of religion. (The New Yorker), An elegant, sharp-minded essay on the need to study religion in a dispassionate way. ( The Economist ), How would a visitor from Mars dispassionately explain human religion? . . . My guess is that the result would be something like this crystal-clear, constantly engaging, and enjoyable new book. (Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and "Collapse", Ambitious . . . an accessible account of what might be called the natural history of religion. ( The New Yorker ), Penetrating . . . a sharp synthesis of a library of evolutionary, anthropological and psychological research on the origin and spread of religion. ("Scientific American"), Rich and rewarding . . . the main business of the book is to give a scientific account of how religion may have developed among creatures such as us. . . . The product of an extremely bright mind. (San Francisco Chronicle), An elegant, sharp-minded essay on the need to study religion in a dispassionate way. (The Economist), An elegant, sharp-minded essay on the need to study religion in a dispassionate way. ("The Economist"), How would a visitor from Mars dispassionately explain human religion? . . . My guess is that the result would be something like this crystal-clear, constantly engaging, and enjoyable new book. (Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse, Rich and rewarding . . . the main business of the book is to give a scientific account of how religion may have developed among creatures such as us. . . . The product of an extremely bright mind. ( San Francisco Chronicle ), Rich and rewarding . . . the main business of the book is to give a scientific account of how religion may have developed among creatures such as us. . . . The product of an extremely bright mind. ("San Francisco Chronicle"), Penetrating . . . a sharp synthesis of a library of evolutionary, anthropological and psychological research on the origin and spread of religion. ( Scientific American ), "Ambitious . . . an accessible account of what might be called the natural history of religion." -- The New Yorker "How would a visitor from Mars dispassionately explain human religion? . . . My guess is that the result would be something like this crystal-clear, constantly engaging, and enjoyable new book." --Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse "Rich and rewarding . . . the main business of the book is to give a scientific account of how religion may have developed among creatures such as us. . . . The product of an extremely bright mind." --San Francisco Chronicle "An elegant, sharp-minded essay on the need to study religion in a dispassionate way." --The Economist "Penetrating . . . a sharp synthesis of a library of evolutionary, anthropological and psychological research on the origin and spread of religion." --Scientific American, How would a visitor from Mars dispassionately explain human religion? . . . My guess is that the result would be something like this crystal-clear, constantly engaging, and enjoyable new book. (Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steeland Collapse, Ambitious . . . an accessible account of what might be called the natural history of religion. ("The New Yorker")
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
200
Grade To
UP
Table Of Content
Breaking The SpellPreface PART I: OPENING PANDORA'S BOX 1. Breaking Which Spell? 1. What's going on? 2. A working definition of religion 3. To break or not to break 4. Peering into the abyss 5. Religion as a natural phenomenon 2. Some Quesions About Science 1. Can science study religion? 2. Should science study religion? 3. Might music be bad for you? 4. Would neglect be more benign? 3. Why Good Things Happen 1. Bringing out the best 2. Cui bono? 3. Asking what pays for religion 4. A Martian's list of theories PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGION 4. The Roots of Religion 1. The births of religions 2. The raw materials of religion 3. How Nature deals with the problem of other minds 5. Religion, the Early Days 1. Too many agents: competition for rehearsal space 2. Gods as intersted parties 3. Getting the gods to speak to us 4. Shamans as hypnotists 5. Memory-engineering devices in oral cultures 6. The Evolution of Stewardship 1. The music of religion 2. Folk religion as practical know-how 3. Creeping reflection and the birth of secrecy in religion 4. The domestication of religions 7. The Invention of Team Spirit 1. A path paved with good intentions 2. The ant colony and the corporation 3. The growth market in religion 4. A God you can talk to 8. Belief in Belief 1. You better believe it 2. God as intentional object 3. The division of doxastic labor 4. The lowest common denominator? 5. Beliefs designed to be professed 6. Lessons from Lebanon: the strange cases of the Druze and Kim Philby 7. Does God exist? PART III: RELIGION TODAY 9. Toward a Buyer's Guide to Religions 1. For the love of God 2. The academic smoke screen 3. Why does it matter what you believe? 4. What can your religion do for you? 10. Morality and Religion 1. Does religion make us moral? 2. Is religion what gives meaning to your life? 3. What can we say about sacred values? 4. Bless my soul: spirituality and selfishness 11. Now What Do We Do? 1. Just a theory 2. Some avenues to explore: how can we home in on religious conviction? 3. What shall we tell the children? 4. Toxic memes 5. Patience and politics Appendixes A. The New Replicators? B. Some More Questions About Science C. The Bellboy and the Lady Named Tuck D. Kim Philby as a Real Case of Indeterminacy of Radical Interpretation Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask whyand howit has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religions evolution from wild folk belief to domesticated dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, "Breaking the Spell" will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike., An innovative thinker tackles the controversial question of why people believe in God and how religion shapes lives and futures by taking a look at history, philosophy, and psychology., The New York Times bestseller - a "crystal-clear, constantly engaging" (Jared Diamond) exploration of the role that religious belief plays in our lives and our interactions For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why--and how--it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion's evolution from "wild" folk belief to "domesticated" dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, Breaking the Spell will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.
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