03360nam 2200577 450 991082849030332120230807210354.090-04-29365-590-04-29376-010.1163/9789004293762(CKB)2670000000613552(EBL)2036951(SSID)ssj0001482734(PQKBManifestationID)11917730(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482734(PQKBWorkID)11423090(PQKB)10485785(MiAaPQ)EBC2036951(OCoLC)908192477(nllekb)BRILL9789004293762(EXLCZ)99267000000061355220150518h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion, emergence, and the origins of meaning beyond Durkheim and Rappaport /by Paul CassellLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, Massachusetts :Brill,2015.©20151 online resource (203 p.)Philosophical Studies in Science and Religion,1877-8542 ;Volume 5Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University, 2012.Print version: Cassell, Paul, 1964- Religion, emergence, and the origins of meaning : beyond Durkheim and Rappaport. Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, c2015 viii, 195 pages Philosophical studies in science and religion ; Volume 5. 9789004293656 2015009784 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Religion as an Emergent Phenomenon -- Rappaport, Revisited -- Emergence and Semiotics – a Primer -- Religion’s Emergent Characteristics -- David Sloan Wilson and Daniel Dennett – Religion without Meaning -- Émile Durkheim and the Emergence of Meaningful Social Agency -- Varieties of Religious Meaning -- Appendix: Confucianism as a Test Case -- Works Cited -- Index.Why is religion so important to individuals and societies? What gives religion its profound meaningfulness and longevity? Enhancing perspectives taken from sociology and ritual theory, Religion, Emergence, and the Origins of Meaning describes how ‘emergence theory’ – developed to make sense of life and mind – explains why religious communities are special when compared to ordinary human social groups. Paul Cassell argues that in religious ritual, beliefs concerning unseen divine agencies are made uniquely potent, inviting and guiding powerful, alternative experiences, and giving religious groups a form of organization distinct from ordinary human social groups. Going beyond the foundational descriptions of Émile Durkheim and Roy Rappaport, Cassell utilizes the best of 21st century emergence theory to characterize religion’s emergent dynamics.Philosophical studies in science and religion ;Volume 5.ReligionPhilosophyEmergence (Philosophy)ReligionPhilosophy.Emergence (Philosophy)210Cassell Paul1964-1679273MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828490303321Religion, emergence, and the origins of meaning4047383UNINA