Breaking the spell : religion as a natural phenomenon / Daniel C. Dennett.
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TextPublisher: London : Allen Lane, 2006Description: xiv, 448 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0713997893
- 9780713997897
- 200 23
- BL2775.3
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| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 200 DEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | A568054B |
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| 199.9308999442 STE Māori philosophy : indigenous thinking from Aotearoa / | 199.9308999442 STE Māori philosophy : indigenous thinking from Aotearoa / | 199.9308999442 STE Māori philosophy : indigenous thinking from Aotearoa / | 200 DEN Breaking the spell : religion as a natural phenomenon / | 200 HEI The phenomenology of religious life / | 200 NIG Florence Nightingale on mysticism and eastern religions / | 200 REL Religious studies in the Pacific / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Breaking which spell? -- 2. Some questions about science -- 3. Why good things happen -- 4. The roots of religion -- 5. Religion, the early days -- 6. The evolution of stewardship -- 7. The invention of team spirit -- 8. Belief in belief -- 9. Toward a buyer's guide to religions -- 10. Morality and religion -- 11. Now what do we do? -- App. A. The new replicators -- App. B. Some more questions about science -- App. C. The bellboy and the lady named Tuck -- App. D. Kim Philby as a real case of indeterminacy of radical interpretation.
Offering a challenge to society and a different history of belief, this book discusses why and how different faiths have commanded allegiance and shaped so many lives. It argues for the need to understand this multifaceted phenomenon, and also presents acomprehensive explanation for religion.
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