Mind and Religion
Psychological and Cognitive Foundations of Religion
Robert N McCauley editor Harvey Whitehouse editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:AltaMira Press
Published:5th May '05
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Recent cognitive approaches to the study of religion have yielded much understanding by focusing on common psychological processes that all humans share. One leading theory, Harvey WhitehouseOs modes of religiosity theory, demonstrates how two distinct modes of organizing and transmitting religious traditions emerge from different ways of activating universal memory systems. In Mind and Religion, top scholars from biology to religious studies question, test, evaluate and challenge WhitehouseOs sweeping thesis. The result is an up-to-date snapshot of the cognitive science of religion field for classes in psychology, anthropology, or history of religion.
This book provides an excellent set of commentaries, and for those interested in cognitive approaches to religion more generally, it offers a good overview. * Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute *
ISBN: 9780759106192
Dimensions: 228mm x 155mm x 18mm
Weight: 445g
248 pages