Breaking the Spell (Dennett book)

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Breaking the Spell

Author	Daniel C. Dennett
Language	English
Subject	Psychology of religion
Publisher	Viking (Penguin)
Publication date	2006
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
ISBN	978-0-14-303833-7
Dewey Decimal	200 22
LC Class	BL2775.3 .D46 2006
Preceded by	Sweet Dreams

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon is a 2006 book by American philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett, in which the author argues that religion is in need of scientific analysis so that its nature and future may be better understood. The "spell" that requires "breaking" is not religious belief itself but the belief that it is off-limits to or beyond scientific inquiry.^[1]