Scott Atran is an anthropologist who experiments on ways scientists and ordinary people categorize and reason about nature, on the cognitive and evolutionary psychology of religion, and on limits of rational choice in political and cultural conflict. Atran has conducted fieldwork around the world, where he has interviewed the leadership and members of insurgent and extremist groups. He is also the author of In Gods We Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion.
| Website | https://fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/scott-atran |
| Email address | satran@umich.edu |
| Categories | Church & state, Foreign policy, Government & politics, Law & courts, National security |
| Locations | Michigan, North America, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Languages | English, French |