Review Essay

Robert Bellah's Religion in Human Evolution

Authors

  • E. N. Anderson University of California, Riverside
  • Seth Abrutyn University of Memphis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v8i1.111

Keywords:

religion, evolution, sociology

Abstract

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Author Biographies

  • E. N. Anderson, University of California, Riverside
    E.N. Anderson is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.
  • Seth Abrutyn, University of Memphis
    Seth Abrutyn is an Asssistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Memphis.

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Published

2014-06-03

Issue

Section

Review Essay

How to Cite

Anderson, E. N., & Abrutyn, S. (2014). Review Essay: Robert Bellah’s Religion in Human Evolution. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 8(1), 111-127. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v8i1.111