Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
- ISBN-10
- 0691169748
- ISBN-13
- 9780691169743
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-25
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Ara Norenzayan
Description
Examines how the belief in gods has lead to cooperation and sometimes conflict between groups. The author also looks at how some cooperative societies have developed without belief in gods.
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