Somethings New and Somethings Old
A Review Essay of The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion
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https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.26228Keywords:
evolutionary psychology, cognitive science of religionAbstract
The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion, edited by James R. Liddle and Todd K. Shackelford. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. xii + 386 pages, £115.00. ISBN: 9780199397747
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