The role of evolutionary psychology within an interdisciplinary science of religion

Religion

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-339

  Kirkpatrick, Lee A ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; evolution; evolutionary psychology; religion; science; vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859653887     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: 10961151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2011.604511     Document Type: Review

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