From Deprived to Revived : : Religious Revivals as Adaptive Systems / / Mikko Heimola.
It is a truism that religion has to do with social cohesion, but the precise nature of this link has eluded scholars and scientists. Drawing on new research in religiously motivated prosociality, evolution of cooperation, and system theory, this book describes how fluctuations in individuals' s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion ,
53 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Summary
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Cooperation As A Human Puzzle
- 3 Religion As A Solution To Social Dilemmas
- 4 Deprivation, Hazards, And Religious Revivals
- 5 Revivalism In Early Nineteenth Century Finland
- 6 From The Deprived To The Revived: A Self-Organizatory Process
- 7 Discussion And Conclusions
- 8 Sources
- 9 References
- Index