10.17192/mjr.2002.7.3735 Schön, Brigitte Brigitte Schön Pascal Boyer: Religion explained: The evolutionary origins of religious thought Marburg Journal of Religion : Vol 7 No 1 (2002) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2002 Institute for Comparative Cultural Research - Study of Religions and Anthropology 2015-08-24 2015-08-24 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2002/122/3735 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0004-2002-122-37352 https://doi.org/10.17192/mjr.2002.7.1 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0004/2002/122/3735/3735.png 1612-2941 application/pdf Religion explained is a daring title, and this is the kind of spirit in which cognitive anthropologist Pascal Boyer sets out to present his readers a provokingly new perspective on religion. While some might find it shocking to what extent Boyer reduces the supernatural to its natural origins, this fascinating book certainly contains food for thought for everyone. 1612-2941 Marburg Journal of Religion Vol 7 No 1 (2002)