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