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Title: Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective (Cognitive Science of Religion)
Publisher: AltaMira Press -
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0759106630
ISBN 13: 9780759106635
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good

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Can scientists study religion? Ilkka PyysiSinen says that they can. While the study of religion cannot be reduced to other disciplines, it must not ignore what other disciplines have learned about human thought and behavior. In this collection of essays, PyysiSinen shows how findings from cognitive science can offer new directions to debates in religion. After providing a historical and theoretical overview of the cognitive science of religion, PyysiSinen demonstrates how knowledge of the mind's workings can help deconstruct such concepts as _god,_ _ideology,_ _culture,_ _magic,_ _miracles,_ and _religion._ For scholars of religion or for scholars of the mindbrain, Magic, Miracles, and Religion provides a helpful overview to this emerging field.

About the Author

Ilkka PyysiSinen was educated in theology and comparative religion at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He earned his Ph.D. in 1993 with a thesis on Buddhist mysticism. Since that he has dedicated himself for the exploration of religious cognition. He has published numerous articles and among his books are How Religion Works (2001) and Current Approaches in the Cognitive Science of Religion (edited with Veikko Anttonen, 2002). He works currently at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.

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