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At the outset, [Konner] identifies himself as an atheist who, after adolescence, left behind his own religious upbringing, and draws upon his experience as an anthropologist living among hunter-gatherers in Botswana. Then, in each of the following lively chapters, he explores an astonishing range of perspectives. -- New York Times Book Review [An] illuminating book. His is an eclectic approach that draws from William James' classic The Varieties of Religious Experience to the trance dances of the bushmen of the Kalahari. -- Booklist

"""At the outset, [Konner] identifies himself as an atheist who, after adolescence, left behind his own religious upbringing, and draws upon his experience as an anthropologist living among hunter-gatherers in Botswana. Then, in each of the following lively chapters, he explores an astonishing range of perspectives."" -- ""New York Times Book Review"" [An] illuminating book. His is an eclectic approach that draws from William James' classic The Varieties of Religious Experience to the trance dances of the bushmen of the Kalahari."" -- ""Booklist"""

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Tom Parks is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator who has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has been involved in recording audiobooks and voice-overs for over thirty years and through an eclectic range of projects. In addition to performing and directing, he is also an active musician, drumming in musical theater productions in the Midwest, and is in demand as a conference speaker. Melvin Konner, MD, is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor in the department of anthropology and the program in neuroscience and behavioral biology at Emory University. He is the author of Believers, Women After All, Becoming a Doctor, and The Tangled Wing, among other books.

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