The neuroscience of religious experience /

Technical advances in the life and medical sciences have revolutionised our understanding of the brain, while the emerging disciplines of social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience continue to reveal the connections of the higher cognitive functions and emotional states associated with religious...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McNamara, Patrick, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Psychology, Religious.
Evolutionary psychology.
Psychology and religion.
Religion and Psychology
Psychologie religieuse.
Psychologie évolutionniste.
Psychologie et religion.
psychology of religion.
RELIGION > Psychology of Religion.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • God and the self
  • On the self and the divided self
  • Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering
  • Neurology of the self
  • Neurology of religious experiences
  • Neurochemistry of religiosity
  • Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices
  • Self-transformation through spirit possession
  • God concepts
  • Religious language
  • Ritual
  • Life-span development of religiosity and the self
  • The evolution of self and religion.

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