Big Gods How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict |
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| Author:
| Norenzayan, Ara |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-16974-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $42.99 |
Book Description:
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How did human societies scale up from tight-knit groups of hunter-gatherers to the large, anonymous, cooperative societies of today--even though anonymity is the enemy of cooperation? How did organized religions with "Big Gods"--the great monotheistic and polytheistic faiths--spread to colonize most minds in the world? In Big Gods, Ara Norenzayan m
How did human societies scale up from tight-knit groups of hunter-gatherers to the large, anonymous, cooperative societies of today--even though anonymity is the enemy of cooperation? How did organized religions with "Big Gods"--the great monotheistic and polytheistic faiths--spread to colonize most minds in the world? In Big Gods, Ara Norenzayan m