Religious Cognition as Social Cognition

In this paper, I examine the relationship between social cognition and religious cognition. Many cognitive theories of religion claim that these two forms are somehow related, but the details are usually left unexplored and insights from theories of social cognition are not taken on board. I discuss...

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主要作者: Eyghen, Hans van ca. 21. Jh. (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Wydawn. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego 2015
In: Studia religiologica
Year: 2015, 卷: 48, 發布: 4, Pages: 301-312
Further subjects:B religioznawstwo kognitywne
B poznanie społeczne
B teoria symulacji
B teoria teorii
B enaktywizm
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總結:In this paper, I examine the relationship between social cognition and religious cognition. Many cognitive theories of religion claim that these two forms are somehow related, but the details are usually left unexplored and insights from theories of social cognition are not taken on board. I discuss the three main (groups of) theories of social cognition, namely the theory-theory, the simulation theory and enactivist theories. Secondly, I explore how these theories can help to enrich a number of cognitive theories of religion. The theories I discuss are Stewart Guthrie’s anthropomorphism, Justin Barrett’s hyperactive agency detection device, Jesse Bering’s existential theory of mind, Pascal Boyer’s minds with full strategic access and Tanya Luhrmann’s porous theory of mind. Finally, I look at how enrichment with insights from social cognition can help to combine different existing theories of religious cognition into a unified framework.
ISSN:2084-4077
Contains:Enthalten in: Studia religiologica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4467/20844077SR.15.022.4761