The neuroscience of religious experience
God and the self -- On the self and the divided self -- Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering -- Neurology of the self -- Neurology of religious experiences -- Neurochemistry of religiosity -- Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices -- Self-transformation through...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: McNamara, Patrick, The Neuroscience of Religious Experience] (2011) (Zollner, Hans, 1966 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious experience
/ Neurobiology
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| Further subjects: | B
Psychology, Religious
B Evolutionary Psychology |
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| Summary: | God and the self -- On the self and the divided self -- Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering -- Neurology of the self -- Neurology of religious experiences -- Neurochemistry of religiosity -- Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices -- Self-transformation through spirit possession -- God concepts -- Religious language -- Ritual -- Lifespan development of religiosity and the self -- The evolution of self and religion |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 301S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-88958-2 |
