Evolutionary Economics and Psychology of Religion

What is it about?

This paper explains the close relationship between the instinct psychology that was the basis for Veblen's evolutionary economics of religion and the modern evolutionary of psychology.

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Why is it important?

The blending of evolutionary economics and modern developments in cognitive psychology is an important step in the evolutionary economics of religion. Recognizing that Veblen's instinct psychology has gained support from modern evolutionary psychology brings his evolutionary economics of religion into direct relevance for advancing a deeper understanding of evolutionary changes in the form and consequences of religious institutions.