Description
| Product ID: | 9781108977890 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Cognitive Neuroscience of Religious Experience |
| Subtitle: | Decentering and the Self |
| Authors: | Author: Patrick, Ph.D. McNamara |
| Page Count: | 350 |
| Subjects: | Religion and science, Religion & science, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology |
| Description: | This book describes the study of self-transformation and mystical states through the methods of cognitive neuroscience. It will appeal to anyone interested in the scientific study of religion. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Religious Experience, now updated and expanded in a new edition, updates key topics covered in the first edition including: decentering and self-transformation, supernatural agent cognitions, mystical states, religious language, ritualization, and religious group agency. It expands upon the first edition to include major findings on brain and religious experience over the past decade, focusing on methodology, future thinking, and psychedelics. It provides an up-to-date review of brain-based accounts of religious experiences, and systematically examines the rationale for utilizing neuroscience approaches to religion. While it is primarily intended for religious studies scholars, people interested in comparative religion, philosophy of religion, cultural evolution, and personal self-transformation will find an account of how such transformation is accomplished within religious contexts. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-06-09 |
