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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

essay by Daniel Dennett
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Summary

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon authored Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — author (P50): Daniel Dennett[3].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's instance of is recorded as Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — instance of (P31): written work[4].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's genre is Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — genre (P136): essay[5].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon followed Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — follows (P155): Sweet Dreams[6].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's language of work or name is recorded as Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — language of work or name (P407): English[7].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's country of origin is recorded as Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — country of origin (P495): United States[8].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon was released on 2006[9].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's has edition or translation is recorded as Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — has edition or translation (P747): Q126717923[10].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's has edition or translation is recorded as Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — has edition or translation (P747): Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon[11].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's has edition or translation is recorded as Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — has edition or translation (P747): Q138649377[12].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's main subject is Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — main subject (P921): psychology of religion[13].
  • Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon'}[14].

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Designation and Status

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon's instance of is recorded as Religion as a Natural Phenomenon — instance of (P31): written work[4].

Why It Matters

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Daniel Dennett United States

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  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → Sweet Dreams
    Has edition or translation → Q126717923, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon, Q138649377
    Main subject → psychology of religion
    Instance of → written work
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9818]]: 294244, add Penguin Random House work ID"
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