01858nam a2200373Ia 4500 ocn476269454 OCoLC 20200709055227.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 091209s2009 enka sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780511605222 (electronic bk.) 0511605226 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)476269454 289538 (N$T) BL53 .M355 2009eb 200.1/9 22 N$TA McNamara, Patrick, 1956- The neuroscience of religious experience [electronic resource] / Patrick McNamara. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. 1 online resource (xvi, 301 p.) : ill. 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. Description based on print version record. Psychology, Religious. Evolutionary psychology. Electronic books. local Print version: McNamara, Patrick, 1956- Neuroscience of religious experience. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521889582 (DLC) 2009013025 (OCoLC)318242663 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=289538 cpp2430 02 N$T 49607 49607