Origins of Religion in the Paleolithic
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781442242890
Subjects: Religion, prehistoric; Prehistoric peoples; Material culture; Cognition and culture; Paleolithic period
Description: 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.