| The Cognitive Science of Religion: A Methodological Introduction to Key Empirical Studies Contributor(s): Slone, D. Jason (Editor), Wiebe, Donald (Editor), Martin, Luther H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1350033685 ISBN-13: 9781350033689 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Religion | Psychology Of Religion |
| Series: Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cognitive Science of Religion introduces students to key empirical studies conducted over the past 25 years in this new and rapidly expanding field. In these studies, cognitive scientists of religion have applied the theories, findings and research tools of the cognitive sciences to understanding religious thought, behaviour and social dynamics. Each chapter is written by a leading international scholar, and summarizes in non-technical language the original empirical study conducted by the scholar. No prior or statistical knowledge is presumed, and studies included range from the classic to the more recent and innovative cases. Students will learn about the theories that cognitive scientists have employed to explain recurrent features of religiosity across cultures and historical eras, how scholars have tested those theories, and what the results of those tests have revealed and suggest. Written to be accessible to undergraduates, this provides a much-needed survey of empirical studies in the cognitive science of religion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin, Luther H.: - Luther H. Martin is Professor of Religion Emeritus at the University of Vermont, USA.Wiebe, Donald: - Donald Wiebe is Professor of Religion, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada.Slone, D. Jason: - D. Jason Sloane is Associate Professor of Cognition and Culture at the School of Arts and Sciences, Tiffin University, USA.Kundt, Radek: - Radek Kundt is Assistant Professor in the Department for the Study of Religions, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He is also a Research Fellow at the LEVYNA Laboratory for the Experimental Research of Religion, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.McCorkle Jr, William W.: - William W. McCorkle is Associate Professor and Research Specialist at the Laboratory for the Experimental Research of Religion and Ritual, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. |