Religion and the Body
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Contributor(s)
Whitney A. Bauman
David Cave
Nuria M. Farre-i-Barril
James W. Haag
Jagbir Jhutti-Johal
Mira Karjalainen
John J. McGraw
Eric Repphun
Rebecca Sachs Norris
Arthur Saniotis
Sebastian Schuler
Deana L. Weibel
Description
This book reflects on the implications of neurobiology and the scientific worldview on aspects of religious experience, belief, and practice. Just as interest in the neurosciences and related fields has burgeoned in contemporary society, interest in the fields of neuroscience and cognitive studies is also growing within the religious studies academy, and reflection on these shifts is well overdue. How do religious practitioners negotiate the interconnection of science and religion? What can the neurosciences add to scholars’ understanding of religion and to how humans construct religious meaning? Chapters address these questions by investigating religious experience and authority, the cultural construction and deconstruction of the body, and cross-cultural appropriations of the body.
ISBN
9789004221116
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Brill
City
Leiden
Keywords
Neurosciences -- Religious aspects, Neurobiology, Religion and science
Disciplines
Neurosciences | Other Religion | Practical Theology | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Recommended Citation
Cave, David and Norris, Rebecca Sachs, "Religion and the Body" (2012). Books and Monographs. 3.
https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/books/3