A New Science of Religion
Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs. Diff...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Hoboken
Taylor and Francis
2012
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| Dans: | Année: 2012 |
| Recensions: | A New Science of Religion (2013) (Hill, Jonathan P.)
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| Collection/Revue: | Routledge Studies in Religion
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Science des religions
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religion
B Electronic books B Recueil d'articles |
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Volltext (Aggregator) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
Print version: A New Science of Religion: |
| Résumé: | Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs. Different theories deal with different aspects of human religiosity - some focus on religious beliefs, while others focus on religious actions, and still others on the origin of religious ideas. While these theories might share a similar focus, there is plenty of disagreement in the explanations they of |
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| Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0415635853 |