The Cognitive Science of Religion and Islamic Theology: An Analysis Based on the Works of al-Ghazālī

Specialists in Islamic studies have taken virtually no interest in the influential emerging field of cognitive science of religion (CSR). The present article addresses this problem by considering how insights from CSR can be used to reconceptualize classical Islamic theology. The article analyzes a...

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Main Author: Nakissa, Aria (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2020]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 88, Issue: 4, Pages: 1087-1120
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