How to Create a Religion

The aim of this paper is to suggest that it is worthwhile seeing what the various studies in the cognitive science of religion have taught us by engaging in a thought experiment in which we ask: "What would it take to create a religion on the basis of what we think that we now know about religi...

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Main Author: Lawson, E. Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Palacky University Olomouc 2019
In: e-Rhizome
Year: 2019, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-137
Further subjects:B action representation
B conceptual scheme
B counter-intuitive agent
B Ritual
B cognitive science of religion
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to suggest that it is worthwhile seeing what the various studies in the cognitive science of religion have taught us by engaging in a thought experiment in which we ask: "What would it take to create a religion on the basis of what we think that we now know about religiosity?" It will be an exercise in applied science by following a set of instructions.
ISSN:2571-242X
Contains:Enthalten in: e-Rhizome
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5507/rh.2019.007