How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad. creator text Electronic books. xx Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (173 p.) 'Religion as Magical Ideology' examines the relationship between rationality and supernatural beliefs arguing that such beliefs are products of evolution, cognition and culture. The book does not offer a false rapprochement between reason and religion; instead, it explores their interrelationship as a series of complex adaptations between cognitive and cultural processes. Exploring the nature of the tension between religious traditions and reason, 'Religion as Magical Ideology' develops a dual inheritance theory of religion - which combines the cognitive byproduct and prosocial adaptation acco. Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Superstitious reeds; 3. The superempirical; 4. Magic as cognitive by-product; 5. Religion as magical ideology; 6. Religion as ancestral trait; Bibliography; Index Description based upon print version of record. Philosophy and religion Psychoanalysis and religion Philosophy and religion Psychoanalysis and religion BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism RELIGION / Comparative Religion BF175.4.R44 299.932019 299/.932/019 Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad Hoboken : Taylor and Francis,c2014 9781317544746 1317544749 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1821338 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=877451 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1821338 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=877451 EBLCP 141025 20200709060246.0 ocn893740796 eng