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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aNewberg, Andrew B., _d1966- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aNeurotheology : _bhow science can enlighten us about spirituality / _cAndrew Newberg.
263			_a1812
264		1	_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _c[2018]
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"With the advent of the modern cognitive neurosciences, along with anthropological and historical research, the scientific study of religious and spiritual phenomena has become far more sophisticated and wide-ranging. It suggests answers as to how and why religion became so prominent in human societies and in human consciousness. Neurotheology--a term coined by Aldous Huxley in 1962 in his novel Island and introduced into the scientific literature in the 1990s by Newberg and others--explores some of the most controversial positions including the argument that religion was a necessary condition of cohesive societies, morality, and a sense of purpose. The book considers brain development from an evolutionary perspective and assesses how religious and spiritual beliefs and experiences arose and whether such evolutionary evidence eliminates the need for a religious explanation. Newberg demonstrates that religious beliefs and emotions can be both beneficial and detrimental in people's lives. For some, religion provides a means toward compassion, openness, and understanding; others turn to highly destructive acts, as is the case with suicide bombers. What is happening in the brains of such people? Are they pathological? And what of practices such as meditation, prayer, and the ingestion of psychoactive substances? Neuroimaging studies can show how these practices affect people in the moment and over a lifetime. Finally, the book investigates the deeper implications of a neurotheological approach. Does the neuroscientific study of religion negate any or all of the truth claims of religion? How does neurotheology address the "big questions" such as: What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? And what is the true nature of reality?"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
588	0		_aPrint version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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650		0	_aNeurophysiology _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aBrain _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aSpirituality.
650		0	_aPsychology, Religious.
650		7	_aMEDICAL / Physiology _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aNewberg, Andrew B., 1966- _tNeurotheology. _dNew York : Columbia University Press, [2018] _z9780231179041 _w(DLC) 2017044209
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