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Altered States
Animal Kingdom
anthropology of religion
approach
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Author_Michael Winkelman
Autonomic Nervous System
Aztec Human Sacrifice
biocultural
Biocultural Approach
brain
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consciousness studies
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evolutionary origins of religious belief
evolutionary psychology
General Adaptation Syndrome
Handsome Lake
hardware
Hominin Ancestors
Human Religiosity
hypnotic
Hypnotic Susceptibility
indigenous
Indigenous Psychology
Mazeway Resynthesis
mental
Mental Hardware
Natural History Intelligence
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
paleomammalian
Paleomammalian Brain
Placebo Responses
psychology
religious cognition
Religious Healing
Religious Healing Practices
Religious Socialization
ritual behavior analysis
Shamanic Ritual
spiritual experience research
Supernatural Evil
susceptibility
Water Temple System
Witchcraft Accusations
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780131893030
- Weight: 710g
- Dimensions: 203 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 07 Nov 2008
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book provides a general introduction to the biological and evolutionary bases of religion and is suitable for introductory level courses in the anthropology and psychology of religion and comparative religion.
Why did human ancestors everywhere adopt religious beliefs and customs? The presence and persistence of many religious features across the globe and time suggests that it is natural for humans to believe in the supernatural. In this new text, the authors explore both the biological and cultural dimensions of religion and the evolutionary origins of religious features.
Michael Winkelman, Ph.D. (University of California-Irvine), M.P.H. (University of Arizona) is an Associate Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. He served as President of the Anthropology of Consciousness section of the American Anthropological Association, as was the founding President of its Anthropology of Religion Section. His principal publications on shamanism include Shamans, Priests and Witches (1992) and Shamanism (2000). He has also addressed the role of psychedelic medicines in shamanism in his co-edited Psychedelic Medicine.
John Baker, Dr. Phil. (Universität Hamburg, Germany) is a Professor of Anthropology at Moorpark College. He has authored several papers on the constructive use of altered states of consciousness and on the history and ritual uses of psychoactive substances. He is presently serving as the President of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness.
