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Can there be rational examples of the compatibility between natural science and Judaism? This book offers a strikingly novel perspective on traditional and contemporary Judaic practices. For those with some Judaic knowledge, there are biological explanations in these chapters not seen elsewhere. For those well-versed in evolutionary theory, the authors' perspectives suggest new approaches to the scientific study of religion. Topics include the monistic tendency, biblical polygyny, biblical family conflict, circumcision and proselytes, sacrificial-ritualistic mitzvot (obligations), periodic conjugal separation, Judaic traditionalism, male and female reproductive strategies, and the relationship between costly signaling and prestige.
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Religion & ScienceIndex
Aaron, 89, 109n25; Moses and, 70–71
Abel. See Cain and Abel
Abraham, 76, 80; fertility of, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54; God’s covenant with, 87, 90, 93, 179–180; Isaac’s sacrificing and, 180–181, 182, 193n71
abstract thinking, Jewish traditionalism and, 150, 160n76, 160n78
acquisition, of knowledge, 27–28
Adam, God’s creation of, 43, 46
adaptive value, of wasting, as costly fitness displays, 187–189, 195nn133–137
adrenal enzyme defects, 105
adultery: biblical prohibition against, 86; female, 126–128, 130, 134n69, 134nn73–74, 136n92
afterlife, Judaism relating to, 22–23
aggadah, 26
ahavas Yisroel, 211, 226
altruism, as handicap, 169–170, 174, 190, 196nn150–151
ancestors, Jewish traditionalism relating to, 141–142, 145, 148, 159n37, 160nn60–61
animal world, intrafamily conflict relating to, 73
anisogamy, 5–6, 45
anthropological monism, 28
anti-Semitism, conversion relating to, 101
Ashkenaz/Ashkenazic Jewry (Northern, Central, Eastern Europe), 140; founder effect, genetic drift, and endogamy in, 102–104, 108; genetic disorders of, 102–105, 107; IQ of, 105–106, 107; as part of Jewish population, 101
Australian aboriginals, circumcision of, 92
Avihu and Nadav, God’s sacrifice of, 181–182, 193n75, 193n80, 193nn77–78
ba’alei teshuva, 214–216, 222, 226, 229n39
babblers, communication between, 169–170
Babylonian exile, 99, 101
badges, behaviors, and bans, 201–207, 210
Baldwin Effect, 28
bans, behaviors, and badges, 201–207, 210
bar/bat mitzvah, 67, 226
Bathsheba, 88
b’chor, 71
behavioral propensities, of human beings, 21, 27
behavior/knowledge, of tradition, 149, 156
behaviors: badges, bans, and, 201–207, 210; Judaic, handicap principle relating to, 167; religious, signaling theory and religion relating to, 201; transformation relating to, 27–28
belief, Jewish ritual signals relating to, 208–212
benefit, definition of, 32
Bible: fertility of prominent men in, 42–61, 56n23, 57nn45–46; as history and natural history...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Editor’s Preface: How This Book Came About
- Foreword: Why Explore Aspects of Judaism from a Biological Perspective?
- First Principles
- Biblical Lore and Biological Theory
- Inheritance for Intergenerational Success
- Costly Signaling (Handicap) Theory and Jewish Life
- Contributors
- Index
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