Origins of religion
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Religion is an integral part of our culture now. But where did it come from, and what is its nature? History, anthropology, archaeology and a few other interesting branches of science have gathered enough evidence to help us gain an understanding into the evolution of this "phenomenon."
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Here are 35 TED Talks on religion. And, a related playlist called Are you there, God? with 9 TED Talks.
Script adapted from here:
http://www.macrohistory.com/h1/ch00.htm
Sources:
The Forest People, by Colin M Turnbull, 1961
The Old Way: A Story of the First People, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, 2006
The Evolution of God, by Robert Wright, 2009
Additional Reading:
"Evolutionary origin of religions," Wikipedia
The Dawn of Belief: Religon in the Upper Paleolithic of Southwestern Europe, Chapters 4~7, by D Bruce Dickson, 1990
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, by Émile Durkheim, 1915
Script adapted from here:
http://www.macrohistory.com/h1/ch00.htm
Sources:
The Forest People, by Colin M Turnbull, 1961
The Old Way: A Story of the First People, by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, 2006
The Evolution of God, by Robert Wright, 2009
Additional Reading:
"Evolutionary origin of religions," Wikipedia
The Dawn of Belief: Religon in the Upper Paleolithic of Southwestern Europe, Chapters 4~7, by D Bruce Dickson, 1990
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, by Émile Durkheim, 1915
Hint: Many Gods can be associated with the Sun.
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