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, focusing especially on the body and the construction of religious meaning.

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Imprint: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
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Series:Studies in the history of religions ; 138.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.