Attachment, evolution, and the psychology of religion /

Kirkpatrick, Lee A., 1958-

Attachment, evolution, and the psychology of religion / Lee A. Kirkpatrick. - New York : Guilford Press, c2005. - xvi, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-386) and index.

Introduction to attachment theory -- God as an attachment figure -- More on religion as an attachment process: some extensions and limitations -- Individual differences in attachment and religion: the correspondence hypothesis -- God as a substitute attachment figure: The compensation hypothesis -- Attachment in context: introduction to evolutionary psychology -- Attachment theory in modern evolutionary perspective -- Religion: adaptation or evolutionary by-product -- Beyond attachment: religion and other evolved psychological mechanisms -- The cognitive origins of religious belief -- Beyond genes: learning, rationality, and culture -- Toward an evolutionary psychology of religion.

1593850883 (alk. paper) 9781593850883 (alk. paper)

2004013003


Psychology, Religious.
Attachment behavior.
Evolutionary psychology.
Psychologie religieuse.
Attachement.
Psychologie �evolutionniste.
Gehechtheid.
Geloof.
Evolutionary psychology.

BL53 / .K56 2005