Religious concepts are probably epiphenomena: A reply to Pyysiäinen, Boyer, and Barrett

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 244-254

  Bering, Jesse M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 28244458525     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853703322336670     Document Type: Note

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