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Supernatural agents : why we believe in souls, gods, and buddhas /

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The cognitive science of religion is a rapidly growing field whose practitioners apply insights from advances in cognitive science in order to provide a better understanding of religious impulses, beliefs, and behaviors. This book shows how this methodology can profitably be used in the comparative...

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Main Author: Pyysiäinen, Ilkka
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Religion module.
Subjects:
Psychology, Religious.
Cognitive science.
Soul.
Buddhas.
Gods.
Psychologie religieuse.
Sciences cognitives.
Âme.
Bouddhas.
Dieux.
psychology of religion.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Theology.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
Buddhas
Cognitive science
Gods
Psychology, Religious
Soul
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The cognitive science of religion is a rapidly growing field whose practitioners apply insights from advances in cognitive science in order to provide a better understanding of religious impulses, beliefs, and behaviors. This book shows how this methodology can profitably be used in the comparative study of beliefs about superhuman agents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 285 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-280) and index.
ISBN:9780199701759
019970175X
0195380029
9780195380026
9780199869046
0199869049
9780199745722
0199745722
1282267418
9781282267411
9786612267413
6612267410