An edition of The God gene (2004)

The God gene

how faith is hardwired into our genes

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An edition of The God gene (2004)

The God gene

how faith is hardwired into our genes

1st ed.

by

  • 9 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

Argues that humans are genetically predisposed toward religious faith, explaining why spiritual belief provides an evolutionary advantage and analyzes the DNA makeup of people of various ages and backgrounds to identify a so-called God gene.

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Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
241

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Subjects

Croyance religieuse, Spiritualité, Glaube, Genetische psychologie, Aspect génétique, Religious Psychology, Religion, Psychologie religieuse, Religionspsychologie, Genetic psychology, Erbpsychologie, Aspect biologique, Geloof, Prédisposition héréditaire
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The God gene: how faith is hardwired into our genes
2004, Doubleday
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Table of Contents

Spiritual instinct
Self-transcendence
An inherited predisposition
The God gene
Monoamines and mysticism
The way things seem
How the brain sees God
Evolving faith
Religion : from genes to memes
The DNA of the Jews
God is alive.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-232) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
200/.1/9
Library of Congress
BL53 .H285 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 241 p. ;
Number of pages
241

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24967063M
Internet Archive
godgenehowfaithi00hame
ISBN 10
0385500580
ISBN 13
9780385500586
LCCN
2004047808
OCLC/WorldCat
54865267

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