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Basic Books FRONT COVER 1 FRONT FLAP 2 TITLE PAGE 5 COPYRIGHT 6 CONTENTS 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 9 1. WHAT IS THE ORIGIN? 11 2. WHAT SUPERNATURAL CONCEPTS ARE LIKE 61 3. THE KIND OF MIND IT TAKES 103 4 WHY GODS AND SPIRITS? 147 5. WHY DO GODS AND SPIRITS MATTER? 179 6. WHY IS RELIGION ABOUT DEATH? 213 7. WHY RITUALS? 239 8. WHY DOCTRINES, EXCLUSION AND VIOLENCE? 275 9. WHY BELIEF? 307 FURTHER READINGS 341 WHAT IS THE ORIGIN? 341 WHAT SUPERNATURAL CONCEPTS ARE LIKE 341 THE KIND OF MIND IT TAKES 341 WHY GODS AND SPIRITS? 342 WHY DO GODS AND SPIRITS MATTER? 342 WHY IS RELIGION ABOUT DEATH? 342 WHY RITUALS? 342 DOCTRINES, EXCLUSION AND VIOLENCE? 343 WHY BELIEF? 343 NOTES 345 CHAPTER 1 345 CHAPTER 2 345 CHAPTER 3 346 CHAPTER 4 347 CHAPTER 5 348 CHAPTER 6 348 CHAPTER 7 349 CHAPTER 8 350 CHAPTER 9 350 REFERENCES 353 INDEX 369 BACK FLAP 386 BACK COVER 387
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- Author
- Pascal Boyer
- Language
- EN
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Religion
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- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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