| Religion as Magical Ideology: How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality Contributor(s): Talmont-Kaminski, Konrad (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844656446 ISBN-13: 9781844656448 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies - Religion | Religion & Science |
| LCCN: 2012277578 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.95 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: '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 accounts - and analyses the connection between the function of a belief and the degree of protection it gets from potential counter-evidence. With discussion ranging from individual cognitive mechanisms, general functional considerations, to the limits of evolutionary and cognitive processes, the book offers readers a systematic account of how cognition shapes religious beliefs and practices. |
