Breaking the spell

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Breaking the spell

religion as a natural phenomenon

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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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Publisher
Viking, Viking Adult
Language
English
Pages
448

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Breaking the Spell
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
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Cover of: Breaking the Spell
Breaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural Phenomenon
2007, Penguin Books, Limited
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
February 6, 2007, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Cover of: Breaking the Spell
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
2007, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Breaking the spell
Breaking the spell: religion as a natural phenomenon
2006, Viking, Viking Adult
in English
Cover of: Breaking the Spell
Breaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural Phenomenon
2006, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Breaking the spell
Breaking the spell: religion as a natural phenomenon
2004, Viking
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York
Genre
Controversial literature.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
200
Library of Congress
BL2775.3 .D46 2006, BL2775.3.D46 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
448

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3421576M
Internet Archive
breakingspellrel00denn_204
ISBN 10
067003472X
ISBN 13
9780670034727
LCCN
2005042415
OCLC/WorldCat
61240665
Library Thing
176260
Goodreads
2067

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