The neuroscience of religious experience /
McNamara, Patrick, 1956-
The neuroscience of religious experience / Patrick McNamara. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 301 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
God and the self -- On the self and the divided self -- Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering -- Neurology of the self -- Neurology of religious experiences -- Neurochemistry of religiosity -- Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices -- Self-transformation through spirit possession -- God concepts -- Religious language -- Ritual -- Life-span development of religiosity and the self -- The evolution of self and religion.
Technical advances in the life and medical sciences have revolutionised our understanding of the brain, while the emerging disciplines of social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience continue to reveal the connections of the higher cognitive functions and emotional states associated with religious experience to underlying brain states. At the same time, a host of developing theories in psychology and anthropology posit evolutionary explanations for the ubiquity and persistence of religious beliefs and the reports of religious experiences across human cultures, while gesturing toward physical bases for these behaviours. What is missing from this literature is a strong voice speaking to these behavioural and social scientists - as well as to the intellectually curious in the religious studies community - from the perspective of a brain scientist. --from publisher description.
9780511605529 0511605528 9780511605222 0511605226 9780511603846 0511603843 9781107428010 1107428017
9786612318023
231802 MIL
Psychology, Religious.
Evolutionary psychology.
Psychology and religion.
Religion and Psychology
Psychologie religieuse.
Psychologie évolutionniste.
Psychologie et religion.
psychology of religion.
RELIGION--Psychology of Religion.
Psychology and religion
Evolutionary psychology
Psychology, Religious
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL53 / .M355 2009eb
200.1/9
2010 I-371 BL 53
The neuroscience of religious experience / Patrick McNamara. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 301 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
God and the self -- On the self and the divided self -- Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering -- Neurology of the self -- Neurology of religious experiences -- Neurochemistry of religiosity -- Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices -- Self-transformation through spirit possession -- God concepts -- Religious language -- Ritual -- Life-span development of religiosity and the self -- The evolution of self and religion.
Technical advances in the life and medical sciences have revolutionised our understanding of the brain, while the emerging disciplines of social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience continue to reveal the connections of the higher cognitive functions and emotional states associated with religious experience to underlying brain states. At the same time, a host of developing theories in psychology and anthropology posit evolutionary explanations for the ubiquity and persistence of religious beliefs and the reports of religious experiences across human cultures, while gesturing toward physical bases for these behaviours. What is missing from this literature is a strong voice speaking to these behavioural and social scientists - as well as to the intellectually curious in the religious studies community - from the perspective of a brain scientist. --from publisher description.
9780511605529 0511605528 9780511605222 0511605226 9780511603846 0511603843 9781107428010 1107428017
9786612318023
231802 MIL
Psychology, Religious.
Evolutionary psychology.
Psychology and religion.
Religion and Psychology
Psychologie religieuse.
Psychologie évolutionniste.
Psychologie et religion.
psychology of religion.
RELIGION--Psychology of Religion.
Psychology and religion
Evolutionary psychology
Psychology, Religious
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL53 / .M355 2009eb
200.1/9
2010 I-371 BL 53