Cognitive Science of Religion: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-239

  Barrett, Justin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive science; Evolutionary psychology; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958057053     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01564.x     Document Type: Article

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