Attachment, Evolution, and the Psychology of Religion by Lee A. Kirkpatrick PhD
Attachment, Evolution, and the Psychology of Religion by Lee A. Kirkpatrick PhD
English | Oct 18, 2004 | ISBN: 1593850883 | 417 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | Oct 18, 2004 | ISBN: 1593850883 | 417 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
In this provocative and engaging book, Lee Kirkpatrick establishes a broad, comprehensive framework for approaching the psychology of religion from an evolutionary perspective. Within this framework, attachment theory provides a powerful lens through which to reconceptualize diverse aspects of religious belief and behavior. Rejecting the notion that humans possess religion-specific instincts or adaptations, Kirkpatrick argues that religion instead emerges from numerous psychological mechanisms and systems that evolved for other functions.