The hypnotic stag hunt

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 353-365

  Bulbulia, Joseph ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Affordance; cooperation; evolution; niche construction; religion; signalling

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052987817     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853711X591297     Document Type: Article

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