Religion and the body modern science and the construction of religious meaning

This book reflects on the implications of neurobiology and the scientific worldview on aspects of religious experience, belief, and practice. Just as interest in the neurosciences and related fields has burgeoned in contemporary society, interest in the fields of neuroscience and cognitive studies i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cave, David (Editor ), Norris, Rebecca Sachs (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill 2012.
Colección:Studies in the history of religions ; 138.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427458206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • section 1. Neurobiology and sources of religious experience and authority
  • section 2. Culture and the de- and re-construction of the body
  • section 3. (Cross) cultural appropriations of the body.