1st Edition
Religion as Magical Ideology How the Supernatural Reflects Rationality
By Konrad Talmont-Kaminski
Copyright 2013
172 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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'Religion as Magical Ideology' examines the relationship between rationality and supernatural beliefs arguing that such beliefs are products of evolution, cognition and culture. The book does not offer a false rapprochement between reason and religion; instead, it explores their interrelationship as a series of complex adaptations between cognitive and cultural processes. Exploring the nature of... Read more
Preface 1 Introduction 2 Superstitious reeds 3 The superempirical 4 Magic as cognitive byproduct 5 Religion as magical ideology 6 Religion as Ancestral trait Bibliography Index
Biography
Konrad Talmont-Kaminski
