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Religion and the body : modern science and the construction of religious meaning / edited by David Cave, Rebecca Sachs Norris.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in the history of religions ; 138.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 277 pages) : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004225343
  • 900422534X
  • 9004221115
  • 9789004221116
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religion and the body.LOC classification:
  • BL255 .R45 2012eb
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Contents:
Section 1. Neurobiology and sources of religious experience and authority -- section 2. Culture and the de- and re-construction of the body -- section 3. (Cross) cultural appropriations of the body.
Summary: This book reflects on the implications of neurobiology and the scientific worldview on aspects of religious experience, belief, and practice, focusing especially on the body and the construction of religious meaning.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Neurobiology and sources of religious experience and authority -- section 2. Culture and the de- and re-construction of the body -- section 3. (Cross) cultural appropriations of the body.

This book reflects on the implications of neurobiology and the scientific worldview on aspects of religious experience, belief, and practice, focusing especially on the body and the construction of religious meaning.

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