The New York Times bestseller – a “crystal-clear, constantly engaging” (Jared Diamond) exploration of the role that religious belief plays in our lives and our interactions
For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why—and how—it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion’s evolution from “wild” folk belief to “domesticated” dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, Breaking the Spell will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.
- ISBN10 067003472X
- ISBN13 9780670034727
- Publish Date 24 February 2006 (first published 2 February 2006)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Viking Books
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English