The cognitive science of religion
The standard model and the problem of causal reductionism -- Counterintuitive religious concepts and emergent cognition -- Theological incorrectness and the causal relevance of religious beliefs and theological reasoning -- Evolutionary psychology and the emergence of the symbolic mind -- Evolution,...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Burlington, Vt.
Ashgate
c 2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | The Cognitive Science of Religion by James van Slyke, Ashgate, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-4094-2123-8), x + 178 pp., hb 89.95 (2013) (Sherman, Jacob Holsinger)
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| Series/Journal: | Ashgate science and religion series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Cognitive psychology
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| Further subjects: | B
Cognitive Science
B Psychology, Religious |
| Summary: | The standard model and the problem of causal reductionism -- Counterintuitive religious concepts and emergent cognition -- Theological incorrectness and the causal relevance of religious beliefs and theological reasoning -- Evolutionary psychology and the emergence of the symbolic mind -- Evolution, cognition, and religion : toward a multi-level perspective on the emergence of religious beliefs |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | VI, 178 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 1409421236 |