Magic, Miracles, and Religion
Publisher:   Altamira Press
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Pages:   297
Publication Date:   01 January 2004
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Can scientists study religion? Ilkka PyysiSinen says that they can. While the study of religion cannot be reduced to other disciplines, it must not ignore what other disciplines have learned about human thought and behavior. In this collection of essays, PyysiSinen shows how findings from cognitive science can offer new directions to debates in religion. After providing a historical and theoretical overview of the cognitive science of religion, PyysiSinen demonstrates how knowledge of the mind's workings can help deconstruct such concepts as 'god, ' 'ideology, ' 'culture, ' 'magic, ' 'miracles, ' and 'religion.' For scholars of religion or for scholars of the mind-brain, Magic, Miracles, and Religion provides a helpful overview to this emerging f

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Publisher:   Altamira Press
Imprint:   Altamira Press
ISBN:  

9781299797338


ISBN 10:   1299797334
Pages:   297
Publication Date:   01 January 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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