Religion as Magical Ideology
Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad.
Religion as Magical Ideology How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality. [electronic resource] : - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014. - 1 online resource (173 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781317544746 1317544749
Philosophy and religion.
Psychoanalysis and religion.
Philosophy and religion.
Psychoanalysis and religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism
RELIGION / Comparative Religion
Electronic books.
BF175.4.R44
299.932019 299/.932/019
Religion as Magical Ideology How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality. [electronic resource] : - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014. - 1 online resource (173 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781317544746 1317544749
Philosophy and religion.
Psychoanalysis and religion.
Philosophy and religion.
Psychoanalysis and religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism
RELIGION / Comparative Religion
Electronic books.
BF175.4.R44
299.932019 299/.932/019
