Cave, David. <br/><br/>
Religion and the Body  modern science and the construction of religious meaning /  [electronic resource] : 
David Cave. 
 - Leiden :  BRILL,  2012. 
 - 1 online resource (285 p.) 
<br/><br/>Introduction; Section One Neurobiology and Sources of Religious Experience and Authority; Reading the Body, Reading Scripture: The Implications of Neurobiology on the Study and Interpretation of Scripture; De/Constructing Transcendence: The Emergence of Religious Bodies; Tongues of Men and Angels: Assessing the Neural Correlates of Glossolalia; Synchronized Ritual Behavior: Religion, Cognition and the Dynamics of Embodiment; Section Two Culture and the De- and Re-Construction of the Body; Religion, Neuroscience and Emotion: Some Implications of Consumerism and Entertainment Culture. Every Story is a Ghost: Chuck Palahniuk and the Reenchantment of SufferingAttaining Transcendence: Transhumanism, the Body, and the Abrahamic Religions; Section Three (Cross) Cultural Appropriations of the Body; Magnetism and Microwaves: Religion as Radiation; Scientific Approaches to the Body in the Spiritual-Physical Marketplace; Sleep Deprivation: Asceticism, Religious Experience and Neurological Quandaries; Sikhism and Mental Illness: Negotiating Competing Cultures; Bibliography; Index. 
<br/><br/> This book reflects on the implications of neurobiology and the scientific worldview on aspects of religious experience, belief, and practice, focusing especially on the body and the construction of religious meaning. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004225343 (electronic bk.) 900422534X (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Neurosciences--Religious aspects.<br/>Religion and science.<br/>Neurobiology.<br/>Religion.<br/>BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies<br/>RELIGION / Christianity / General
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL255 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>201.66128