{"product_id":"evolving-brains-emerging-gods-early-humans-and-the-origins-of-religion-9780231183369","title":"Evolving Brains Emerging Gods  Early Humans and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eE. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. \u003ci\u003eEvolving Brains, Emerging Gods\u003c\/i\u003e locates the origin of gods within the human brain, arguing that religious belief is a by-product of evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique scholarly approach to the subject that is sure to be influential and highly regarded. -- Robert Sapolsky, John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor of Biology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Stanford University An excellent text that throws new light on where religious ideas come from. -- Patrick McNamara, Boston University School of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Brain, Home of the Gods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1. The Making of the Gods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eHomo habilis\u003c\/i\u003e: A Smarter Self\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eHomo erectus\u003c\/i\u003e: An Aware Self\u003cbr\u003e3. Archaic \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens \u003c\/i\u003e(Neandertals): An Empathic Self\u003cbr\u003e4. Early \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e: An Introspective Self\u003cbr\u003e5. Modern \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e: A Temporal Self\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2. The Emergence of the Gods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Ancestors and Agriculture: A Spiritual Self\u003cbr\u003e7. Governments and Gods: A Theistic Self\u003cbr\u003e8. Other Theories of the Origins Of Gods\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: The Evolution of the Brain\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Dreams as Proof of the Existence of a Spirit World and Land of the Dead\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51618736111959,"sku":"9780231183369","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231183369.jpg?v=1756903073","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evolving-brains-emerging-gods-early-humans-and-the-origins-of-religion-9780231183369","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}