Can Religion be Explained?
This article claims that the study of religion has overlooked a feature of the human mind that may yet help to explain certain aspects of religion. Awareness, it is here argued, can vary along a dimension that is characterized by the density of associations and other inputs that accompany it. The me...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2017
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| Στο/Στη: |
Method & theory in the study of religion
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 29, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 1-30 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Θρησκεία
/ Επίγνωση
/ Διαλογισμός (μοτίβο)
/ Θρησκευτική εμπειρία
/ Γνωσιακή επιστήμη
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | ΑΑ Θρησκειολογία ΑΕ Ψυχολογία της θρησκείας AG Θρησκευτική ζωή, Υλική θρησκεία |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Θρησκεία
cognition
absorption
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Publisher) |
| Σύνοψη: | This article claims that the study of religion has overlooked a feature of the human mind that may yet help to explain certain aspects of religion. Awareness, it is here argued, can vary along a dimension that is characterized by the density of associations and other inputs that accompany it. The mechanism behind this is concentration, including the stronger form of concentration here called absorption. Absorption has cognitive effects, and is at least in part responsible for the human tendency to believe in a different, “higher,” reality. Various other features usually associated with religion—including ritual behavior and asceticism—also make sense in the light of this observation. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341375 |
