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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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 |
ISBN: | 0521889588 |