Religious Narrative: An Introduction
This introduction to the special issue on narrative discusses various ways of approaching religious narrative. It looks at various evolutionary hypotheses and distinguishes between three fundamental aspects of narrative: 1. the neurobiological, psychological, social and cultural mechanisms and proce...
| Published in: | Bulletin for the study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2013
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| In: |
Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Narrative
B Neurobiology B Religion B Evolution B Cognition B Socialization |
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| Summary: | This introduction to the special issue on narrative discusses various ways of approaching religious narrative. It looks at various evolutionary hypotheses and distinguishes between three fundamental aspects of narrative: 1. the neurobiological, psychological, social and cultural mechanisms and processes, 2. the many media and methods used in human communication, and 3. the variety of expressive genres. The introduction ends with a definition of narrative. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.v42i4.3 |