Gods and Talking Animals: the Pan-Cultural Recall Advantage of Supernatural Agent Concepts
Supernatural agent concepts are regarded as a defining trait of religion. The interaction of the minimally counterintuitive (MCI) mnemonic effect and the hypersensitive agency detection device (HADD) may be employed to explain the universal presence of concepts of gods and deities. Using the measure...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 97-130 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Interculturality
/ Supernatural being
/ Tradition
/ Memory
/ Culture mediation
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations |
| Further subjects: | B
mci
B HADD B Agents B counterintuitiveness B Recall B Supernatural |
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