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A previous study (Reynolds and Tanner 1995) showed that throughout history religions have affected the chances of individuals surviving and their communities expanding or contracting. The present study goes further in showing that religions both affect and are affected by the environments in which their practitioners live.
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© 2002 Ralph Tanner and Colin Mitchell
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Tanner, R., Mitchell, C. (2002). Introduction: Religion and the Environment. In: Religion and the Environment. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286344_1
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