Religion as Magical Ideology: How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality
Author:   Konrad Talmont-Kaminski
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781844656448


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   30 April 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Religion as Magical Ideology: How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality


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Author:   Konrad Talmont-Kaminski
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Acumen Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781844656448


ISBN 10:   1844656446
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   30 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1 Introduction 2 Superstitious reeds 3 The superempirical 4 Magic as cognitive byproduct 5 Religion as magical ideology 6 Religion as Ancestral trait Bibliography Index

Reviews

A philosophical naturalist's delight, this book - crisply written and carefully argued - weaves together insights about evolution, mind, and society to explain how religions work and how secularisation threatens them. - Robert N. McCauley, Emory University


""A philosophical naturalist's delight, this book - crisply written and carefully argued - weaves together insights about evolution, mind, and society to explain how religions work and how secularisation threatens them."" - Robert N. McCauley, Emory University ""Konrad Talmont-Kaminski offers a very thoughtful and thought-provoking critique of the field and an alternative approach to magic, religion, and science that should spark some debate and further research - Talmont-Kaminski has thrown down a challenge to the mainstream of anthropological thought about religion, and it is a challenge that we necessarily and gladly pick up."" - Anthropology Review Database


A philosophical naturalist's delight, this book - crisply written and carefully argued - weaves together insights about evolution, mind, and society to explain how religions work and how secularisation threatens them. - Robert N. McCauley, Emory University Konrad Talmont-Kaminski offers a very thoughtful and thought-provoking critique of the field and an alternative approach to magic, religion, and science that should spark some debate and further research - Talmont-Kaminski has thrown down a challenge to the mainstream of anthropological thought about religion, and it is a challenge that we necessarily and gladly pick up. - Anthropology Review Database


Author Information

Konrad Talmont-Kaminski is Assistant Professor at the University of Finance and Management in Warsaw and is co-editor of ""Regarding Mind, Naturally"" and ""Beyond Description: Naturalism and Normativity"".

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