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Can I read The Science of Superstition : How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs on EtoBox?

The Science of Superstition : How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs by Bruce MacFarlane Hood is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Science of Superstition : How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs about?

“In an account chock full of real-world examples reinforced by experimental research, Hood’s marvelous book is an important contribution to the psychological literature that is revealing the actuality of our very irrational human nature.” — Science In the vein of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink, Mary Roach’s Spook, and Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational, The Science of Superstition uses hard science to explain pervasive irrational beliefs and behaviors: from the superstitious rituals of sports stars, to the depreciated value of houses where murders were committed, to the adoration of Elvis.

Who reads The Science of Superstition : How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs?

It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.

Common subject areas: religion, theology.

Author
Bruce MacFarlane Hood
Publisher
HarperCollins; HarperOne
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9780061452659
Category
religious
Subjects
Body Mind & Spirit, Fiction, Psychology
Rating
3.74 / 5 (80 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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