TY - BOOK AU - Whitehouse,Harvey TI - Modes of religiosity: a cognitive theory of religious transmission SN - 0759106142 (cloth) AV - BL48 .W36 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Walnut Creek, CA PB - AltaMira Press KW - Religion N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/200302251 9.html ER -