The Oxford Handbook of the Cognitive Science of Religion 1st Edition

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• ISBN-10: 0190693371
• ISBN-13: 9780190693374
• Author: Justin L. Barrett

Why have religious beliefs and behaviors been nearly universal in human societies? What accounts for similarities and differences across time and across cultures? Could the answer lie in the human brain? Scholars in the cognitive science of religion (CSR) believe that it can- the prevalence of religion is a result of the way our minds work. CSR advances in psychology explain various patterns in religious thought and action. This scientific approach has grown rapidly over the past couple of decades. However, it has often been conflated with related subjects such as evolution and neuroscience. CSR is neither: it straddles the line between cognitive sciences and the study of religion. The Oxford Handbook of the Cognitive Science of Religion directly identifies CSR’s unique contributions and clarifies its relationship to neighboring disciplines. With contributions from the field’s founders and its rising stars, this volume offers a critical overview of more than 25 years of research. From discussions of human nature to the role of ritual, the contributors offer comprehensive and in-depth analysis of key questions in CSR. Readers will have a variety of entry points to truly grasp where CSR has been, where it is, and where it might go.

Table contents:

Part I: Historical, Theoretical, and Methodological Foundations of CSR
1. Ghostly Relationships: Differentiating Cognitive Science of Religion and Psychology of Religion
2. The Historical Genesis of Cognitive Science of Religion
3. Philosophical Foundations of Cognitive Science of Religion
4. The Cognitive Study of Religious Activity: Beyond Religion and Belief
Part II: Religious Concepts
5. Gods: Cognition, Culture, and Ecology
6. The Nature of Humans
7. The Nature of the World
Part III: Religious Actions
8. Explaining and Solving Practical Problems Supernaturally
9. Mortuary Practices
Part IV: Religious Objects
10. Scripturalism: A Theory
11. Special Objects
Part V: Religious Experiences
12. Conceiving Religious Dreams and Mystical Experiences: A Predictive Processing Investigation
13. Extreme Rituals
Part VI: Forming Religious Systems
14. Key Ingredients for a World Religion: Insights from Cognitive and Evolutionary Science
15. What Is the Role of Ritual in Binding Communities Together?
16. The Failure of Religious Systems
Part VII: CSR’s Relations and Implications
17. Neuroscience of Religion
18. Soul Mates? Conflicts and Complementarities in the Evolutionary and Cognitive Sciences of Religion
19. CSR and Religious Belief: Epistemic Friends or Foes?
20. The Cultural and Developmental Niche of Religious Cognitions: Educational Implications of the Cognitive Science of Religion
21. Lived Faith and Cognitive Intuitions: Some Theological Implications of Cognitive Science of Religion

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