What is the importance of executing rituals "correctly" and why do people continue to engage in them?
Rituals, borne out of our embodied practical reason, are deeds that are counterintuitive in terms of cause and effect. From a cognitive point of view, two kinds of religious rituals can be identified: special agent rituals, where superhuman agents act on human patients (onceoff, highly emotional; e....
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2012
|
| In: |
HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 68, Issue: 1 |
| Further subjects: | B
Persistence of Rituals
B Cognitive Science B Genesis 48 B Counterintuitive Action B Rituals |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
