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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of the Cognitive Science of Religion is the most authoritative and comprehensive examination of the growing field of CSR. With contributions from the field's founders and its rising stars, this volume offers a critical overview of more than 25 years of research.
Trade ReviewA fascinating volume... For advanced students and scholars seeking to develop research in this emerging field, the book provides a good foundation. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsTable of Contents Part One: Historical, Theoretical, and Methodological Foundations of CSR 1. Ghostly Relationships: Differentiating Cognitive Science of Religion and Psychology of Religion Justin L. Barrett 2. The Historical Genesis of Cognitive Science of Religion E. Thomas Lawson 3. Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive Science of Religion Aku Visala 4. The Cognitive Study of Religious Activity: Beyond Religion and Belief Pascal Boyer Part Two: Religious Concepts 5. Gods: Cognition, Culture, and Ecology Benjamin Grant Purzycki 6. The Nature of Humans Rebekah A. Richert and Kirsten Lesage 7. Nature of the World Julie Scott and Justin L. Barrett Part Three: Religious Actions 8. Explaining and Solving Practical Problems Supernaturally Rachel Watson-Jones & Cristine H. Legare 9. Mortuary Practices Claire White Part Four: Religious Objects 10. Scripturalism: A theory Brian Malley 11. Special Objects Tyler S. Greenway Part Five: Religious Experiences 12. Conceiving Religious Dreams and Mystical Experiences: A Predictive Processing Investigation Robert E. Sears 13. Extreme Rituals Dimitris Xygalatas Part Six: Forming Religious Systems 14. Key Ingredients for a World Religion: Insights from Cognitive and Evolutionary Science James Van Slyke and D. Jason Slone 15. What is the Role of Ritual in Binding Communities Together? Harvey Whitehouse and Christopher M. Kavanagh 16. The Failure of Religious Systems Hugh Turpin and Jonathan A. Lanman Part Seven: CSR's Relations and Implications 17. Neuroscience of Religion Uffe Schjoedt and Michiel van Elk 18. Soul Mates? Conflicts and Complementarities in the Evolutionary and Cognitive Sciences of Religion Richard Sosis, John Shaver, Benjamin Grant Purzycki, and Jordan Kiper 19. CSR and Religious Belief. Epistemic friends or foes? Hans Van Eyghen 20. The Cultural & Developmental Niche of Religious Cognitions: Educational Implications of the Cognitive Science of Religion Rebekah A. Richert 21. Lived Faith and Cognitive Intuitions: Some Theological Implications of Cognitive Science of Religion Laird R. O. Edman and Myron A. Penner
