Forestilling og handling
In this paper I outline the hypothesis that counterintuitive religious beliefs partly acquire their plausibility for the believer from the fact that they guide motor action in rituals. The hypothesis is based on connecting theories of a ‘theory of mind’ with findings about the so-called ‘mirror neur...
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Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
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| author | Ilkka Pyysiäinen |
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| description | In this paper I outline the hypothesis that counterintuitive religious beliefs partly acquire their plausibility for the believer from the fact that they guide motor action in rituals. The hypothesis is based on connecting theories of a ‘theory of mind’ with findings about the so-called ‘mirror neurons’ that are activated in certain kinds of motor actions as well as in watching and imitating other people’s similar action. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e17ed2643a6540a887e83b8c58998b9f2024-01-09T11:36:09ZdanReligionsvidenskabeligt TidsskriftReligionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift1904-81812005-02-014610.7146/rt.v0i46.1881Forestilling og handlingIlkka PyysiäinenIn this paper I outline the hypothesis that counterintuitive religious beliefs partly acquire their plausibility for the believer from the fact that they guide motor action in rituals. The hypothesis is based on connecting theories of a ‘theory of mind’ with findings about the so-called ‘mirror neurons’ that are activated in certain kinds of motor actions as well as in watching and imitating other people’s similar action.https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/1881Religiøse ritualerReligiøse begreberKognitionsvidenskabMotorisk handlingAgens |
| spellingShingle | Ilkka Pyysiäinen Forestilling og handling Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift Religiøse ritualer Religiøse begreber Kognitionsvidenskab Motorisk handling Agens |
| title | Forestilling og handling |
| title_full | Forestilling og handling |
| title_fullStr | Forestilling og handling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forestilling og handling |
| title_short | Forestilling og handling |
| title_sort | forestilling og handling |
| topic | Religiøse ritualer Religiøse begreber Kognitionsvidenskab Motorisk handling Agens |
| url | https://tidsskrift.dk/rvt/article/view/1881 |
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