Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xiii
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. INTRODUCTION: THE BRAIN, HOME OF THE GODS 1
6. PART 1: THE MAKING OF THE GODS
7. 1. HOMO HABILIS : A SMARTER SELF 23
8. 2. HOMO ERECTUS : AN AWARE SELF 37
9. 3. ARCHAIC HOMO SAPIENS (NEANDERTALS): AN EMPATHIC SELF 51
10. 4. EARLY HOMO SAPIENS : AN INTROSPECTIVE SELF 68
11. 5. MODERN HOMO SAPIENS : A TEMPORAL SELF 87
12. PART 2: THE EMERGENCE OF THE GODS
13. 6. ANCESTORS AND AGRICULTURE: A SPIRITUAL SELF 133
14. 7. GOVERNMENTS AND GODS: A THEISTIC SELF 165
15. 8. OTHER THEORIES OF THE ORIGINS OF GODS 203
16. Appendix A: The Evolution of the Brain 225
17. Appendix B: Dreams as Proof of the Existence of a Spirit World and Land of the Dead 229
18. Notes 239
19. Index 279