Religion in human evolution
by Robert Neelly Bellah · first published 2011
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…pop-science/culture books, not serious academic studies. Virtually no scholars in philosophy, religious studies, etc. agree with the narratives they present. Instead, I would read Taylor, Robert Bellah’s Religion in Human Evolution, and maybe Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morality. 1. His non-biological work, that is.
on “Young people are flocking to astrology” ↗One of these: Robert Bellah - Religion in Human Evolution Frank Kogan - Real Punks Don't Wear Black Jerry McGill - Dear Marcus Mark Kurlansky - The Big Oyster
on “Ask HN: What was the best book you read in 2013?” ↗There are a lot of great suggestions here: https://fivebooks.com/category/religion/ But other than Taylor, I recommend Robert Bellah's Religion in Human Evolution, William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience, and most books by Nietzsche, but specifically Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morality. You might want to pick up an anthology of papers…
on “Young people are flocking to astrology” ↗