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The Fracture of an Illusion: Science and the Dissolution of Religion -- Frankfurt Templeton Lectures 2008 Pascal Boyer
The Fracture of an Illusion: Science and the Dissolution of Religion -- Frankfurt Templeton Lectures 2008
Pascal Boyer
Takes the reader onto a journey through science and the dissolution of religion. The author argues that religion is largely an illusion. He traces religion's cognitive and evolutionary aspects.
112 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 23, 2010 |
| Original release date | 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9783525569405 |
| Publishers | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG |
| Pages | 112 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 233 × 8 mm · 199 g |
| Language | French |
| Editor | Parker, Michael G. |
| Editor | Schmidt, Thomas M. |
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