02367nam 22005774a 450 991044988840332120200520144314.01-280-46783-597866104678391-4237-1442-390-474-0260-X(CKB)1000000000033083(EBL)253626(OCoLC)191039377(SSID)ssj0000173550(PQKBManifestationID)11170011(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173550(PQKBWorkID)10164880(PQKB)11080086(MiAaPQ)EBC253626(Au-PeEL)EBL253626(CaPaEBR)ebr10090625(CaONFJC)MIL46783(OCoLC)60856319(EXLCZ)99100000000003308320030603d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow religion works[electronic resource] towards a new cognitive science of religion /by Ilkka PyysiäinenLeiden ;Boston Brill20031 online resource (285 p.)Description based upon print version of record.90-04-13273-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-266) and indexes.Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Cognitive Approach to Religion; CHAPTER TWO God and Transcendence; CHAPTER THREE Religion and Culture; CHAPTER FOUR Religion and the Social; CHAPTER FIVE Religious Belief, Experience, and Ritual; CHAPTER SIX Religion, "Worldview," and Ethics; CHAPTER SEVEN Religion and Cognition: Towards a New Science of Religion; References; Index of Names; Index of SubjectsModern findings in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology provide insights to the processes which make religious beliefs and behaviours efficient attractors in and across cultural settings. This text discusses how certain kinds of counter-intuitive ideas are selected for religious use.Psychology, ReligiousElectronic books.Psychology, Religious.200/.1/9Pyysiäinen Ilkka454240MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449888403321How religion works2197771UNINA