Modes of religiosity : a cognitive theory of religious transmission / by Harvey Whitehouse.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Cognitive science of religion seriesPublication details: Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c2004.Description: xiii, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0759106142 (cloth)
  • 0759106150 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL48 .W36 2004
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Contents:
First principles for explaining religion and ritual -- Cognitively optimal religion -- Cognitively costly religion -- The theory of modes of religiosity -- Ritual and meaning in the doctrinal mode -- Ritual and meaning in the linguistic mode -- Religious enthusiasm and its limits -- Theoretical challenges -- Empirical challenges.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-185) and index.

First principles for explaining religion and ritual -- Cognitively optimal religion -- Cognitively costly religion -- The theory of modes of religiosity -- Ritual and meaning in the doctrinal mode -- Ritual and meaning in the linguistic mode -- Religious enthusiasm and its limits -- Theoretical challenges -- Empirical challenges.

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