Religious Evolution and the Axial Age: From Shamans to Priests to Prophets (Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation)

Synopsis

What Religion Is -- The Evolutionary Forms Of The Religious Life -- The Religions Of The Axial Age -- Explaining Religion -- Religion As An Evolutionary Adaptation -- The Sociocultural Evolution Of Religion, 1: The Overall Pattern -- The Sociocultural Evolution Of Religion, 2: The Axial Age -- Religion Past, Present, And Future -- Codes For Stage Of Religious Evolution In The Standard Cross-cultural Sample -- Ancient Cities And Estimated City Sizes. Stephen K. Sanderson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.