Religion, the social brain and the mystical stance
This article explores the implications of the social brain and the endorphin-based bonding mechanism that underpins it for the evolution of religion. I argue that religion evolved as one of the behavioural mechanisms designed to facilitate community bonding when humans first evolved the larger socia...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2020
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