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A developmental perspective on the cultural evolution of prosocial religious beliefs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2016

Kathleen H. Corriveau  and
Eva E. Chen
Kathleen H. Corriveau
Affiliation:
Boston University, School of Education, Boston, MA 02215. kcorriv@bu.edu http://www.bu.edu/learninglab
Eva E. Chen
Affiliation:
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. evaechen@ust.hk
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Abstract

Norenzayan et al. argue that prosocial religion develops through cultural evolution. Surprisingly, they give little attention to developmental accounts of prosocial religious beliefs. A consideration of the developmental literature supports some, but not all, of the authors’ conclusions.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e8
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