Science and religious anthropology: a spiritually evocative naturalist interpretation of human life

Preliminaries -- Inquiry -- Religious anthropology and disciplinary stakeholders -- Cooperation between disciplinary stakeholders -- The very idea of Homo religiosus -- Naturalism -- Defining religious naturalism -- The meaning of naturalism in this project -- The pragmatic epistemology of inquiry -...

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Main Author: Wildman, Wesley J. 1961- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Farnham, England Burlington, VT Ashgate Pub. Ltd c2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:[Rezension von: Wildman, Wesley J., 1961-, Science and religious anthropology] (2011) (Evers, Dirk, 1962 -)
[Rezension von: Wildman, Wesley, Science and Religious Anthropology. A Spiritually Evocative Naturalist Interpretation of Human Life, (Science and Religion Series)] (2011) (Zollner, Hans, 1966 -)
Science and Religious Anthropology: A Spiritually Evocative Naturalist Interpretation of Human Life. By Wesley J. Wildman (2011) (Watts, Fraser N., 1946 -)
Science and Religious Anthropology. A Spiritually Evocative Naturalist Interpretation of Human Life (2011) (Evers, Dirk, 1962 -)
Science and Religious Anthropology: A Spiritually Evocative Naturalist Interpretation of Human Life (review) (2010) (Hogue, Michael S., 1973 -)
Series/Journal:Ashgate science and religion series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Natural sciences / Religion / Anthropology
Further subjects:B Religion and science
B Theological Anthropology
B Anthropology of religion
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Summary:Preliminaries -- Inquiry -- Religious anthropology and disciplinary stakeholders -- Cooperation between disciplinary stakeholders -- The very idea of Homo religiosus -- Naturalism -- Defining religious naturalism -- The meaning of naturalism in this project -- The pragmatic epistemology of inquiry -- Perspectives -- Evolution -- Evolutionary challenges to traditional religious anthropology -- Evolutionary status of religion -- Religion as an evolutionary byproduct -- Conclusion: Homo religiosus and evolution -- Groups -- Social dynamics of religion -- Evolutionary functions of corporate religiousness -- Explaining strange behavior -- Conclusion: Homo religiosus and groups -- Brains -- Religion and supernatural beliefs -- Cognitive error and religion -- Transformation of beliefs and behavior -- Conclusion: Homo religiosus and brains -- Bodies -- Bodies and sociality -- Bodies and morality -- Bodies and religious experiences -- Conclusion: Homo religiosus and bodies -- Sex -- Sex types and gender rolesu -- Male dominance -- Intimacy, sensuality, fantasy -- Conclusion: Homo religiosus and sex -- Habitat -- Environment and ecosystem habitat -- Technology and engineered habitat -- Symbols and value habitat -- Conclusion: Homo religiosus and habitat -- Findings -- Homo religiosus -- Homo religiosus : a synthetic portrayal -- The standing of alternative interpretations -- Religious anthropology, past and future
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-251) and indexes
ISBN:0754665925