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Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression

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Availability:In StockContributor:Hector A. GarciaPublish date:2015-03-10Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781633880207ISBN-10:1633880206UPC:9781633880207Book Category:Psychology, Religion, ScienceBook Subcategory:Social Psychology, Psychology of Religion, Life SciencesBook Topic:EvolutionSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCS92SFVNX

Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression

This book uses evolutionary psychology as a lens to explain religious violence and oppression. The author, a clinical psychologist, examines religious scriptures, rituals, and canon law, highlighting the many ways in which our evolutionary legacy has shaped the development of religion and continues to profoundly influence its expression. The book focuses on the image of God as the dominant male...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781633880207ISBN-10:1633880206UPC:9781633880207Book Category:Psychology, Religion, ScienceBook Subcategory:Social Psychology, Psychology of Religion, Life SciencesBook Topic:EvolutionSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCS92SFVNX
Hector A. Garcia, Psy.D., is an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and a clinical psychologist at the Veterans Health Administration specializing in the treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He has published extensively on the treatment of PTSD in combat veterans. He has also published on...
Publisher: Prometheus Books

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