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Religion as Magical Ideology [electronic resource] : How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality.

By: Publication details: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (173 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781317544746
  • 1317544749
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religion as Magical Ideology : How the Supernatural Reflects RationalityDDC classification:
  • 299.932019 299/.932/019
LOC classification:
  • BF175.4.R44
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Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Superstitious reeds; 3. The superempirical; 4. Magic as cognitive by-product; 5. Religion as magical ideology; 6. Religion as ancestral trait; Bibliography; Index
Summary: 'Religion as Magical Ideology' examines the relationship between rationality and supernatural beliefs arguing that such beliefs are products of evolution, cognition and culture. The book does not offer a false rapprochement between reason and religion; instead, it explores their interrelationship as a series of complex adaptations between cognitive and cultural processes. Exploring the nature of the tension between religious traditions and reason, 'Religion as Magical Ideology' develops a dual inheritance theory of religion - which combines the cognitive byproduct and prosocial adaptation acco.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Superstitious reeds; 3. The superempirical; 4. Magic as cognitive by-product; 5. Religion as magical ideology; 6. Religion as ancestral trait; Bibliography; Index

'Religion as Magical Ideology' examines the relationship between rationality and supernatural beliefs arguing that such beliefs are products of evolution, cognition and culture. The book does not offer a false rapprochement between reason and religion; instead, it explores their interrelationship as a series of complex adaptations between cognitive and cultural processes. Exploring the nature of the tension between religious traditions and reason, 'Religion as Magical Ideology' develops a dual inheritance theory of religion - which combines the cognitive byproduct and prosocial adaptation acco.

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