How God becomes real : kindling the presence of invisible others /

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"How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people-as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn't easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Luhrmann, T. M. (Tanya M.), 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Spirituality.
Presence of God.
Spiritualité.
Présence de Dieu.
RELIGION > Spirituality.
Presence of God
Spirituality
Good Parsi.
Of Two Minds.
Our Most Troubling Madness.
Persuasion of the Witch's Craft.
anthropology of mind.
anthropology of religion.
ethnography.
feeling the presence of god.
how prayer works.
psychological anthropologist.
psychological anthropology.
psychology of prayer.
psychology of religious experience.
psychology of seeing god.
understanding religious experience.
understanding religious practice.
what happens to religious worshippers.
why prayer works.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Faith Frame
  • 2. Making Paracosms
  • 3. Talent and Training
  • 4. How the Mind Matters
  • 5. Evidence for the Way Gods and Spirits Respond
  • 6. Why Prayer Works
  • 7. A God Who Responds
  • Acknowledgments
  • General Notes on Methods
  • Bibliographic Essays and Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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