The Body of Faith: A Biological History of Religion in America. [Chicago History of American Religion]

The Body of Faith: A Biological History of Religion in America. [Chicago History of American Religion]

New research in the natural sciences (particularly evolutionary biology and psychology, comparative biology, and cognitive science) will supplement existing methods and help us tell more accurate stories about America's religious past. The proximity of the "olfactory nerve" to the bra...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Catholic Historical Review 2014, Vol.100 (3), p.638-639
1. Verfasser: Seitz, John C.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
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American and Canadian
Biology
Brain
Cognitive science
LaHaye, Tim F
Memory
Natural sciences
Psychology
Religion
Religious history
Space
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Zusammenfassung:New research in the natural sciences (particularly evolutionary biology and psychology, comparative biology, and cognitive science) will supplement existing methods and help us tell more accurate stories about America's religious past. The proximity of the "olfactory nerve" to the brain's center of memory and spatial navigation ensures adaptive behaviors such as "bonding with the mother" and "remembering the location of stored food" (p. 161).
ISSN:0008-8080
1534-0708
DOI:10.1353/cat.2014.0151