Cognitive science and ancient Israelite religion: new perspectives on texts, artifacts, and culture

In this book, Brett Maiden employs the tools, research, and theories from the cognitive science of religion to explore religious thought and behavior in ancient Israel. His study focuses on a key set of distinctions between intuitive and reflective types of cognitive processing, implicit and explici...

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Main Author: Maiden, Brett E. 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Maiden, Brett E., 1984-, Cognitive science and ancient Israelite religion : new perspectives on texts, artefacts, and culture] (2021) (Schaper, Joachim, 1965 -)
Series/Journal:Society for old testament study monograph series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Religion / Cognitive science
Further subjects:B Cognitive Science
B Judaism ; History ; To 70 A.D
B Jews History To 586 B.C
B Bible. Old Testament Theology
B Judaism History To 70 A.D
B Bible ; Old Testament ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Israel ; Religion
B Middle East ; Religion
B Middle East Religion
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Jews ; History ; To 586 B.C
B Israel Religion
B Bible ; Old Testament ; Theology
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Summary:In this book, Brett Maiden employs the tools, research, and theories from the cognitive science of religion to explore religious thought and behavior in ancient Israel. His study focuses on a key set of distinctions between intuitive and reflective types of cognitive processing, implicit and explicit concepts, and cognitively optimal and costly religious traditions. Through a series of case studies, Maiden examines a range of topics including popular and official religion, Deuteronomic theology, hybrid monsters in ancient iconography, divine cult statues in ancient Mesopotamia and the biblical idol polemics, and the Day of Atonement ritual in Leviticus 16. The range of media, including ancient texts, art, and archaeological data from ancient Israel, as well theoretical perspectives demonstrates how a dialogue between biblical scholars and cognitive researchers can be fostered.
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ISBN:1108767974
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108767972