| Description |
viii, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Rev. and updated ed. of: The biology of religion. 1983. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why religions? -- Prior approaches to the study of religion -- The challenge of modernity -- Religion and the life cycle -- Conception and contraception -- Infanticide and abortion -- Birth and childhood -- Adolescence -- Marriage -- Divorce and widowhood -- Middle and old age -- Death -- Religion and disease -- Faith and sickness -- Religions and the enhanced risk of disease -- Religions and the reduced risk of disease. |
| Subject |
Experience (Religion)
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Life cycle, Human -- Religious aspects.
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Sociobiology -- Religious aspects.
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Religions.
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| Indexed Term |
Society Role of Religion |
| Added Author |
Tanner, R. E. S., 1921-
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Reynolds, Vernon.
Biology of religion.
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| ISBN |
0195069730 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195069730 (acid-free paper) |
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0195069749 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780195069747 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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