Science and religious anthropology
Subtitle: a religious naturalist interpretation of the human condition
By: Wesley J. Wildman.
Series: Ashgate science and religion series
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780754665922; 9780754665953
Subjects: Religion and science; Anthropology of religion; Theological anthropology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preliminaries; title: Inquiry; title: Religious anthropology and disciplinary stakeholders; title: Cooperation between disciplinary stakeholders; title: The very idea of Homo religiosus; title: Naturalism; title: Defining religious naturalism; title: The meaning of naturalism in this project; title: The pragmatic epistemology of inquiry; title: Perspectives; title: Evolution; title: Evolutionary challenges to traditional religious anthropology; title: Evolutionary status of religion; title: Religion as an evolutionary byproduct; title: Conclusion: Homo religiosus and evolution; title: Groups; title: Social dynamics of religion; title: Evolutionary functions of corporate religiousness; title: Explaining strange behavior; title: Conclusion: Homo religiosus and groups; title: Brains; title: Religion and supernatural beliefs; title: Cognitive error and religion; title: Transformation of beliefs and behavior; title: Conclusion: Homo religiosus and brains; title: Bodies; title: Bodies and sociality; title: Bodies and morality; title: Bodies and religious experiences; title: Conclusion: Homo religiosus and bodies; title: Sex; title: Sex types and gender rolesu; title: Male dominance; title: Intimacy, sensuality, fantasy; title: Conclusion: Homo religiosus and sex; title: Habitat; title: Environment and ecosystem habitat; title: Technology and engineered habitat; title: Symbols and value habitat; title: Conclusion: Homo religiosus and habitat; title: Findings; title: Homo religiosus; title: Homo religiosus : a synthetic portrayal; title: The standing of alternative interpretations; title: Religious anthropology, past and future.