[PDF.43jx] Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective (Cognitive Science of Religion)

Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective (Cognitive Science of Religion)

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 | #804449 in Books |  AltaMira Press |  2004-06-01 |  2004-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.92 x.88 x6.50l,.97 | File type: PDF | 298 pages

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||7 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| "Believers themselves are not conscious of the real nature of their religion"|By T.A.L.|Pyysiainen writes the above sentence on page 48 of this intellectually agile book and it could almost be seen as the underlying thesis for the whole field of cognitive science of religion. This book is in a way an overview of the scientific study of religion (however consciously incomplete)| |Ilkka Pyysiäinen's scientific unweaving of magic, miracles, and religion illuminates these universal creations of the human imagination in ways that render them even more awesome to behold. (Scott Atran, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Paris,

Can scientists study religion? Ilkka PyysiSinen says that they can. While the study of religion cannot be reduced to other disciplines, it must not ignore what other disciplines have learned about human thought and behavior. In this collection of essays, PyysiSinen shows how findings from cognitive science can offer new directions to debates in religion. After providing a historical and theoretical overview of the cognitive science of religion, PyysiSinen demonstrates ho...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective (Cognitive Science of Religion)   |  Ilkka Pyysiainen. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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