Religion, Cognition, and the Myth of Conscious Will

Characteristic of the recent cognitive approach to religion (CSR) is the thesis that religious discourse and practice are rooted in an inveterate human propensity to explain events in terms of agent causality. This thesis readily lends itself to the critical understanding of religious belief as &quo...

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Published in:Method & theory in the study of religion
Main Author: Nicholson, Hugh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-119
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kognitive Religionswissenschaft / Theory of mind / Free will
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AE Psychology of religion
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Agency
B Consciousness
B Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR)
B Theory of mind
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