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The neuroscience of religious experience [electronic resource] / Patrick McNamara.

By: Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 301 p.) : illISBN:
  • 9780511605222 (electronic bk.)
  • 0511605226 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Neuroscience of religious experience.DDC classification:
  • 200.1/9 22
LOC classification:
  • BL53 .M355 2009eb
Online resources:
Contents:
God and the self -- On the self and the divided self -- Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering -- Neurology of the self -- Neurology of religious experiences -- Neurochemistry of religiosity -- Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices -- Self-transformation through spirit possession -- God concepts -- Religious language -- Ritual -- Life-span development of religiosity and the self -- The evolution of self and religion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-289) and index.

God and the self -- On the self and the divided self -- Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering -- Neurology of the self -- Neurology of religious experiences -- Neurochemistry of religiosity -- Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices -- Self-transformation through spirit possession -- God concepts -- Religious language -- Ritual -- Life-span development of religiosity and the self -- The evolution of self and religion.

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