03058cam a2200493Ia 4500 ocn779828595 OCoLC 20200709055503.0 m d cr |n| 120312s2012 ne o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP OCLCQ N$T 9789004225343 (electronic bk.) 900422534X (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)779828595 440003 (N$T) BL255 OCC 033000 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh 201.66128 23 N$TA Cave, David. Religion and the Body [electronic resource] : modern science and the construction of religious meaning / David Cave. Leiden : BRILL, 2012. 1 online resource (285 p.) 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. 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. Description based on print version record. Neurosciences Religious aspects. Religion and science. Neurobiology. Religion. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh Electronic books. Norris, Rebecca Sachs. Print version: Cave, David Religion and the Body : Modern Science and the Construction of Religious Meaning Leiden : BRILL, c2012 9789004221116 Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=867713 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=440003 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL867713 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51021 51021