A New Science of Religion
Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs. Diff...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken
Taylor and Francis
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | A New Science of Religion (2013) (Hill, Jonathan P.)
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| Series/Journal: | Routledge Studies in Religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Science of Religion
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Collection of essays
B Religion B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs. Different theories deal with different aspects of human religiosity - some focus on religious beliefs, while others focus on religious actions, and still others on the origin of religious ideas. While these theories might share a similar focus, there is plenty of disagreement in the explanations they of |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0415635853 |