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An edition of Breaking the spell: religion as a natural phenomenon (2004)

Breaking the spell

religion as a natural phenomenon

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.7 (6 ratings) ·
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  • 8 Have read

For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why—and how—it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion's evolution from "wild" folk belief to "domesticated" dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, Breaking the Spell will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.

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Controversial literature, Religion, Evolution, 08.37 philosophy of religion, Rationalismus, Religionsphilosophie, Ouvrages de controverse, Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Geloof, Filosofische aspecten, Religion, philosophy, Religion and sociology

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Breaking the Spell
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
2007, Penguin Books, Limited
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
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Breaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural Phenomenon
2007, Penguin Books, Limited
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Breaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural Phenomenon
2006, Penguin Books, Limited
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Breaking the spell: religion as a natural phenomenon
2006, Viking, Viking Adult
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