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Religion as magical ideology : how the supernatural reflects rationality /
'Religion as Magical Ideology' examines the relationship between rationality and supernatural beliefs arguing that such beliefs are products of evolution, cognition and culture. The book does not offer a false rapprochement between reason and religion; instead, it explores their interrelat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Colección: | Religion, Cognition and Culture
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 'Religion as Magical Ideology' examines the relationship between rationality and supernatural beliefs arguing that such beliefs are products of evolution, cognition and culture. The book does not offer a false rapprochement between reason and religion; instead, it explores their interrelationship as a series of complex adaptations between cognitive and cultural processes. Exploring the nature of the tension between religious traditions and reason, 'Religion as Magical Ideology' develops a dual inheritance theory of religion - which combines the cognitive byproduct and prosocial adaptation acco. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781317544739 1317544730 9781317544746 1317544749 9781317544722 1317544722 |