The origins of religion in the Paleolithic /
How did religion emerge - and why? What are the links between behavior, environment, and religiosity? Gregory J. Wightman explores the significance of goal-directed action and the rise of material culture in this intricate, evidence-based examination of religion's earliest origin. -- from back...
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The origins of religion in the Paleolithic / |c Gregory J. Wightman. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Lanham, Maryland : |b Rowman & Littlefield, |c [2015] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2015 | |
| 300 | |a xii, 293 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1. |t Introduction -- |g Part I. |t The Embodied Brain : Neuropsychology and Religious Ritual. |g 2. |t Mirroring and empathy ; |g 3. |t Acting in concert ; |g 4. |t The malleable brain ; |g 5. |t Ritualizing sound and movement ; |g 6. |t Projecting the self ; |g 7. |t External agents ; |g 8. |t Language, ritual, and religion ; |g 9. |t Dynamic fields of consciousness ; |g 10. |t Private and corporate ritual -- |g Part II. |t The Embedded Body : From Routines to Rituals through Material Engagements. |g 11. |t First stirrings ; |g 12. |t Negotiating land ; |g 13. |t Tools, minds, and rituals ; |g 14. |t Making a mark ; |g 15. |t Death and beyond ; |g 16. |t African sapients, 200-50 kya ; |g 17. |t The emergence of religious ritual. |
| 520 | |a How did religion emerge - and why? What are the links between behavior, environment, and religiosity? Gregory J. Wightman explores the significance of goal-directed action and the rise of material culture in this intricate, evidence-based examination of religion's earliest origin. -- from back cover. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Religion, Prehistoric. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Prehistoric peoples |x Psychology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Material culture. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cognition and culture. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Paleolithic period. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Archaeology and religion. | |
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