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040			_beng _cDLC _dDLC _erda _aSai University Library
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100			_aDennett, D. C. _eauthor _q(Daniel Clement)
245			_aBreaking the spell : _breligion as a natural phenomenon / _cDaniel C. Dennett. _h[Text]
260			_aNew York : _bViking, _c©2006
264			_aNew York : _bViking, _c©2006
300			_axvi, 448 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 413-426) and index.
505			_aBreaking which spell? -- Some questions about science -- Why good things happen -- The roots of religion -- Religion, the early days -- The evolution of stewardship -- The invention of team spirit -- Belief in belief -- Toward a buyer's guide to religions -- Morality and religion -- Now what do we do? -- Appendixes: The new replicators ; Some more questions about science ; The bellboy and the lady named Tuck ; Kim Philby as a real case of indeterminacy of radical interpretation.
520			_aAn innovative thinker tackles the controversial question of why we believe in God and how religion shapes our lives and our future. For a growing number of people, there is nothing more important than religion. It is an integral part of their marriage, child rearing, and community. In this daring new book, distinguished philosopher Dennett takes a hard look at this phenomenon and asks why. Where does our devotion to God come from and what purpose does it serve? Is religion a blind evolutionary compulsion or a rational choice? In a narrative that ranges widely through history, philosophy, and psychology, Dennett explores how organized religion evolved from folk beliefs and why it is such a potent force today. He contends that the "belief in belief" has fogged any attempt to rationally consider the existence of God and the relationship between divinity and human need.--From publisher description.
586			_aNational Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism Finalist, 2006
650			_aAnthropology of religion
650			_aPsychology, Religious
650			_aReligion _xHistory
650			_aReligion _vControversial literature
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