Morality and the Gods

Name: Morality and the Gods
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ISBN: 9781009414029

Benjamin Grant Purzycki (Aarhus University)

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English

Cambridge University Press
10 July 2025

Religious ethics; Anthropology; Social & cultural anthropology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Early man

Series: Elements in the Psychology of Religion

The relationship between religion and morality has been a steadfast topic of inquiry since the dawn of the social sciences. This Element probes how the social sciences have addressed this relationship by detailing how theory and method have evolved over the past few generations. Sections 1 and 2 examine the historical roots of cross-cultural inquiry and Section 3 addresses the empirical tools developed to address cross-cultural patterns statistically. Sections 4-6 address how the contemporary evolutionary social sciences have been addressing the role religious cognition, behaviour, and beliefs play on moral conduct. By critically examining the tools and theories specifically developed to answer questions about the evolution of morality, society, and the gods, this Element shows that much of our current knowledge about this relationship has been significantly shaped by our cultural history as a field. It argues that the relationship between religion and morality is, despite considerable diversity in form, quite common around the world.

By: Benjamin Grant Purzycki (Aarhus University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 144g
ISBN: 9781009414029
ISBN 10: 100941402X
Series: Elements in the Psychology of Religion
Pages: 90
Publication Date: 10 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. History and Ethnography; 3. Societal Typologies and the Quantification of Culture; 4. Cognition and Religion; 5. The Evolution of Religious Behaviour; 6. The Evolution of Religious Beliefs; 7. Conclusion; References.