Language and religion : a journey into the human mind /
"Language and Religion offers an innovative theory of religion as a class of cultural representations, dependent on language to unify diverse capacities of the human mind. It argues that religion is widespread because it is implicit in the way the mind processes the world, as it determines what...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "Language and Religion offers an innovative theory of religion as a class of cultural representations, dependent on language to unify diverse capacities of the human mind. It argues that religion is widespread because it is implicit in the way the mind processes the world, as it determines what we ought to do, practically and morally, to achieve our goals. Focusing on the world religions, the book relates modern cognitive theories of language and communication to culture and its dissemination. It explains basic features of religion such as the supernatural, the normative, abstract and ideal theological concepts such as 'God', and religious feeling. It develops a linguistic theory, based on how utterances are understood, of metaphysical and moral 'mysteries' and their key role in thought and action. It shows how such concepts gain strength in the light of their successful use, and when tempered by criticism, can also have genuine authority"-- |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511917059 0511917058 9780511919015 0511919018 9780511915246 0511915241 0511996438 9780511996436 1282966952 9781282966956 9786612966958 6612966955 0511918038 9780511918032 0511780117 9780511780110 0511913451 9780511913457 |
