Imagining the cognitive science of religion: magic bullets, complex theories, experimental adventures
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Main Author: Lawson, Ernest Thomas 1931- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic 2023
Series:Scientific studies of religion: inquiry and explanation
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Abstract:"Uniting Thomas Lawson's essays on the cognitive science of religion, this volume explores theoretical issues in the study of cultural phenomena such as religion, the role of imagination, and the experiments that emerge from these theories. The book begins with Lawson's influential essay "Towards a Cognitive Science of Religion," which was the first to employ the phrase, and has since become widely adopted in many different disciplines. It signals to scholars in the humanities that the cognitive revolution has finally reached them and serves to introduce them to the world of science. The rest of the book focuses on theoretical issues in the study of cultural phenomena and describes experiments by scholars working on the connections between cognition and culture. Described as "the grandfather of the cognitive science of religion," Lawson offers a unique perspective on the development of the field and the principles that underlie it, which will be relevant to both newcomers and established scholars."
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (184 Seiten)
ISBN:9781350355859
9781350355880
9781350355897
DOI:10.5040/9781350355859

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