modern science and the construction of religious meaning Cave, David. creator Norris, Rebecca Sachs. text Electronic books. ne Leiden BRILL 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (285 p.) 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. 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. David Cave. Neurosciences Religious aspects Religion and science Neurobiology Religion BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies RELIGION / Christianity / General BL255 201.66128 Cave, David Leiden : BRILL, c2012 9789004225343 (electronic bk.) 900422534X (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=867713 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=440003 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=867713 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=440003 EBLCP 120312 20200709055503.0 ocn779828595 eng