Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xxv
5. 1. Religion and Reality 1
6. 2. Religion and Evolution 44
7. 3. Tribal Religion: The Production of Meaning 117
8. 4. From Tribal to Archaic Religion: Meaning and Power 175
9. 5. Archaic Religion: God and King 210
10. 6. The Axial Age I: Introduction and Ancient Israel 265
11. 7. The Axial Age II: Ancient Greece 324
12. 8. The Axial Age III: China in the Late First Millennium BCE 399
13. 9. The Axial Age IV: Ancient India 481
14. 10. Conclusion 567
15. Notes 609
16. Index 715