Religion and the body : modern science and the construction of religious meaning / edited by David Cave, Rebecca Sachs Norris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cave, David., Editor.

Contributor:

Cave, David.

Norris, Rebecca Sachs.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 138.

Numen book series, 0169-8834 ; v. 138

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurosciences--Religious aspects.

Neurosciences.

Neurobiology.

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reflects on the implications of neurobiology and the scientific worldview on aspects of religious experience, belief, and practice. Just as interest in the neurosciences and related fields has burgeoned in contemporary society, interest in the fields of neuroscience and cognitive studies is also growing within the religious studies academy, and reflection on these shifts is well overdue. How do religious practitioners negotiate the interconnection of science and religion? What can the neurosciences add to scholars’ understanding of religion and to how humans construct religious meaning? Chapters address these questions by investigating religious experience and authority, the cultural construction and deconstruction of the body, and cross-cultural appropriations of the body.

Contents:

section 1. Neurobiology and sources of religious experience and authority

section 2. Culture and the de- and re-construction of the body

section 3. (Cross) cultural appropriations of the body.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9786613591685

9781280496455

1280496452

9789004225343

900422534X

OCLC:

779828595

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004225343 DOI

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access