New religious movements and quasi-religion: Cognitive science of religion at the margins

The article offers a critical analysis of the cognitive science of religion (CSR) as applied to new and quasi-religious movements, and uncovers implicit conceptual and theoretical commitments of the approach. A discussion of CSR’s application to new religious movement (NRM) case studies (charismatic...

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Main Author: Lockhart, Alastair (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publishing [2020]
In: Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-122
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New religion / Pseudo-religion / Spiritual experience / Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AZ New religious movements
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