Understanding the Evolution of Religion: An Interdisciplinary Approach

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  The Journal of Cognitive Science

• Publication date

  2018-07-02

• Fields of study

  Biology, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1558/JCSR.35729
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  Semantic Scholar

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