Mind the (unbridgeable) gaps: a cautionary tale about pseudoscientific distortions and scientific misconceptions in the study of religion
In this paper, I explore two of the most pernicious kinds of scientific distortions and misconceptions pertinent to the study of religion (i.e., pseudoscientific trends focused on allegedly paranormal/supernatural phenomena and discontinuity between human and non-human cognition), arguing that: a) t...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2016]
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-225 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
/ Natural sciences
/ Pseudo-science
/ Evolution
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AE Psychology of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Cognitive Science
B Anthropocentrism B Religion Study & teaching B Science B Evolution B cognitive science of religion B Pseudoscience B history of religions B paranormal |