Analogical reasoning and the content of creation stories: Quantitative comparisons of preindustrial societies

Cross-Cultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-122

  Moor, Nienke ^a   Ultee, Wout ^a   Need, Ariana ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analogical thinking; Creation stories; Creators; Evolution; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849165507     PISSN: 10693971     EISSN: 15523578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069397108328125     Document Type: Article

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