Cognitive aspects of religious ontologies: how brain processes constrain religious concepts

A cognitive study of religion shares some of its concerns with traditional approaches in cultural anthropology or the history of religion: It aims to explain why and how humans in most cultural groups develop religious ideas and practices, and why these have recurrentand enduring features. By contra...

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Main Author: Pascal Boyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1999-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67243