Religion as a human capacity : a festschrift in honor of E. Thomas Lawson / edited by Timothy Light and Brian C. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawson, E. Thomas.

Light, Timothy.

Wilson, Brian C.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 99.

Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions ; v. 99

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (479 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prepared in honor of E. Thomas Lawson, the essays in Religion as a Human Capacity represent diverse points of view in the study of religion today. Part I, “Theoretical Studies,” offers a broad range of cognitivist theoretical explorations, while Part II, “Studies in Religious Behavior,” presents cutting-edge applications of cognitive and other contemporary theories to religious data. This volume celebrates Lawson’s critical contributions to cognitive studies of religion and the degree to which his ultimate goal of scholarship as a search for truth is matched by those who have been his colleagues and been influenced by him. Religion as a Human Capacity will be of interest to all those concerned with theory and method in the academic study of religion

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Timothy Light and Brian C. Wilson

A Brief Intellectual Biography of E. Thomas Lawson / Brian C. Wilson

Religion as a Human Capacity / Timothy Light

Out Of Africa: Lessons From a By-product of Evolution / Pascal Boyer

Is Religion a Rube Goldberg Device? Or Oh, What a Difference a Theory Makes! / Robert N. Mccauley

Why Do We Need Cognitive Theories of Religion? / Harvey Whitehouse

Can Science Fabricate Meaning? On Ritual, Religion, and the Academic Study of Religion / Donald Wiebe

Pathways to Knowledge in Comparative Religion: Clearing Ground for New Conceptual Resources / Veikko Anttonen

Comparative Religion in the State of Nature / William E. Paden

Toward a Discourse Between Cognitive and Critical Theoreticians of Religion: Open Dialectic Between the Religious and the Secular / Rudolf J. Siebert

Dispatches from the “Religion” Wars / Russell T. Mccutcheon

Exploring Theories of Religious Violence: Nigeria’s “Maitatsine” Phenomenon / Rosalind I. J. Hackett

What Does Jerusalem Have to Do with Amecameca? A Case Study of Colonial Mexican Sacred Space / Brian C. Wilson

Different Vibes: Rethinking Religion, Yet Again / Francis L. Gross

Ritual Competence and Mithraic Ritual / Luther H. Martin

Bringing Data to Mind: Empirical Claims of Lawson and McCauley’s Theory of Religious Ritual / Justin L. Barrett

Communities, Ritual Violence, and Cognition: On Hopi Indian Initiations / Armin W. Geertz

On Credulity / Benson Saler

What is the “Bible”? (Analysis of a Text Concept) / Brian Malley

Luck Beliefs: A Case of Theological Incorrectness / Jason Slone

Cognition and Credence / Timothy Light

Bibliography / Timothy Light and Brian C. Wilson

Index of Names / Timothy Light and Brian C. Wilson

Index of Subjects / Timothy Light and Brian C. Wilson

Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series / Timothy Light and Brian C. Wilson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-443) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-46695-2

9786610466955

1-4237-1212-9

90-474-0169-7

OCLC:

191935792

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047401698 DOI