Breaking the spell : religion as a natural phenomenon / Daniel C. Dennett.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2007.Description: xiv, 448 p. ; 20 cmContent type:- 9780141017778 (pbk.) :
- 9780713997897
- 9780141017778
- 0143038338
- 0141017775
- 0713997893
- 200 DEN 22
- BL2775.3 .D46 2007
- 73.55
- 5,1
- CC 8500
- CI 6350
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 200 DEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 223714 |
Originally published: New York: Viking; London: Allen Lane, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-426) and index.
1. Breaking which spell? -- 2. Some questions about science -- 3. Why good things happen -- 4. The roots of religion -- 5. Religion, the early days -- 6. The evolution of stewardship -- 7. The invention of team spirit -- 8. Belief in belief -- 9. Toward a buyer's guide to religions -- 10. Morality and religion -- 11. Now what do we do? -- App. A. The new replicators -- App. B. Some more questions about science -- App. C. The bellboy and the lady named Tuck -- App. D. Kim Philby as a real case of indeterminacy of radical interpretation.
Offering a challenge to society and a different history of belief, this book discusses why and how different faiths have commanded allegiance and shaped so many lives. It argues for the need to understand this multifaceted phenomenon, and also presents a comprehensive explanation for religion.