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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunbar, RIM
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2020