Contemporary Evolutionary Theories of Culture and the Study of Religion, by Radek Kundt. Bloomsbury, 2015. 192pp. Hb., $150. ISBN-13: 978-1350037076

Authors

  • Justin Lane Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion, Boston University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.30498

Keywords:

evolution, religion, cognition, cultural evolution, cognitive science

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Lane, J. (2017). Contemporary Evolutionary Theories of Culture and the Study of Religion, by Radek Kundt. Bloomsbury, 2015. 192pp. Hb., $150. ISBN-13: 978-1350037076. Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion, 3(2), 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.30498