Natural Religion: Religious Beliefs and Practices in the Evolutionary History of Humanity

Why does religion continue to exist and influence people, societies, and states even in the era of chatbots, smart vacuum cleaners, and talking speakers? A. Zubkovskaya's book discusses the naturalistic theories of religion that emerged in the early 21st century. The aim of these theories is to explain where religiosity comes from, how it transforms in culture, adapts to new technologies, and why it does not fade into the past. Culture and religion are examined in the book as products of the evolution of the human psyche, which continue to reproduce and perform important functions in the development of homo sapiens. By considering the history of natural religion through the lens of modern evolutionary theory, the author shows that human reason, behavior, and culture, along with biology, are part of a unified living nature.