dc.contributor.author | Bie, Audun Sagedal | eng |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-06T08:53:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-03-06T08:53:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-11-21 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2011-11-21 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/5697 | |
dc.description.abstract | Scientists studying religion in light of evolution are generally divisible into two schools: One that considers religion an evolutionary adaptation, and one that considers it a by-product of other traits. I argue that the concept of adaptation is more complex than as it has been presented in the science of religion, and refer to issues in the biological discourse. I then compare to the debate of religion's adaptive status, showing that several new research questions arise in this way. In particular, I advocate studying cultural evolution, and playing down the distinction between adaptationist and by-product theories. The thesis closes with a general recommendation of an evolutionary approach to the study of religion. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 681946 bytes | eng |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | eng |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | The University of Bergen | eng |
dc.subject | Adaptasjon | |
dc.subject | Religionsvitenskap | |
dc.subject | Religion | eng |
dc.subject | Utviklingslære | eng |
dc.subject | Evolusjon | eng |
dc.title | Adapting adaptation: An analysis of the adaptation discourse in the evolutionary sciences of religion | eng |
dc.type | Master thesis | |
dc.description.degree | Master i Religionsvitenskap | |
dc.description.localcode | MAHF-RELV | |
dc.description.localcode | RELV350 | |
dc.subject.nus | 714999 | eng |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Humanities: 000::Theology and religious science: 150 | |
fs.subjectcode | RELV350 | |