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The Prospects and Pitfalls of “Just-So” Storytelling in Evolutionary Accounts of Religion

Levy, Gabriel
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Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 2013;25(4-5):451-459   10.1163/15700682-12341306
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I discuss problems importing evolutionary language into the study of religion. It is not impossible

to do, but it is difficult to carry out properly in practice. I suggest five criteria for scholarship in the

study of religion to amount to good science when incorporating such language. They are 1) avoiding

just-so storytelling as much as possible 2) the requirement to add a compelling level of explanation

beyond the historical narrative 3) clearly distinguishing between proximate and ultimate

forms of causation and explanation, and favoring proximate causes where possible 4) addressing

the specific content of religion directly as part of the narrative 5) being explicit about the genre of

scholarship undertaken, whether science-writing, humanistic exploration, or some mix of the

two. Wiebe and Martin’s arguments do not end up rising to the challenge that they themselves

have instigated to have a truly scientific study of religion.
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Brill Academic Publishers
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Method & Theory in the Study of Religion

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