{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-the-last-21-2-million-years-when-and-why-we-created-god-and-how-religious-belief-transforms-our-evolution-paperback","title":"A Brief History of the Last 21\/2 Million Years: When and Why We Created God and How Religious Belief Transforms Our Evolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony O'Keeffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does our history explain what we believe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning 2.5 million years of human history, A Brief History of the Last 2 1\/2 Million Years is a bold, sweeping exploration of the three milestones that shape our evolution. The most important of which is religious belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony O'Keeffe unpacks the causal relationship between the arrival our of species, the birth of ritual and the creation of our gods, tracing a lineage from primitive tool use and early cave art, to organized religion and the philosophical questions that continue to define us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book draws together the remarkable discoveries we've recently made into our ancient past, to delve into why we believe, and what we believe in. And to explore how those beliefs then shaped the subsequent development of law, morality and the civilizations that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on biological anthropology, philosophy, archaeology and evolutionary science, O'Keeffe builds a compelling case for viewing religious belief as the transformative milestone in human evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of philosophy, human history and religion alike, this is a provocative and illuminating read that challenges assumptions and invites renewed reflection on what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet a new perspective on our oldest questions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45478677479503,"sku":"9781068168604","price":25.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/qWZrX2HvWo9781068168604.webp?v=1780663942","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-the-last-21-2-million-years-when-and-why-we-created-god-and-how-religious-belief-transforms-our-evolution-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}