I just finished a book by Jared Diamond (the Guns, Germs, and Steel guy) called The World Before Yesterday, where he compares various aspects of hunter-gatherer societies with modern ones. He spends a whole chapter on religion. Here is an excerpt.
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/13/jared_di...religious/
It's a fascinating book all around.
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/13/jared_di...religious/
It's a fascinating book all around.