UID:
almahu_9949383735702882
Format:
1 online resource (189 pages)
ISBN:
9780429853227
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042985322X
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9780429456930
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042945693X
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9780429853203
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0429853203
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9780429853210
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0429853211
Content:
This book takes what is often referred to as the "supernatural" to be normal natural phenomena that are closely linked to the neurobiology of the human species. Reflecting the neurocultural and biocultural perspective, the chapters cover phenomena such as out-of-body experiences, ghosts, and experiences of spirit entities. The contributors consider the "supernatural" as emerging from innate neurobiological structures and functions, and reflecting known neurobiological processes that explain their universality and persistence.
Note:
Ancestors as cultural traditions
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The neuro-turn in religious studies; Cognitive science of religion; Consciousness studies; Overview of the chapters; The direction forward; Chapter 1 The supernatural: A range of neurocultural phenomena; The supernatural is everywhere; The supernatural as a range of complex cultural phenomena; The supernatural as a complex cultural concept; The complexity of supernatural research: Transcendental and non-transcendental theories; Taking subjects seriously
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The supernatural is natural and realScientific study of the supernatural; Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 2 Supernatural and the invisible: A biogenetic structural account; Introduction; Biogenetic structural theory; Merleau-Ponty's embodied phenomenology; Merleau-Ponty, Mandelbaum and Michotte on the experience of causality; The invisible, causality and the brain; Superstition, chance and the Navajo moccasin game; Sitting in the shade; Revealing the invisible in ASC; Revealing the invisible and the origin of myth; Conclusion; Notes; References
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Chapter 3 The evolutionary origins of the supernatural in ritual behavioursIntroduction; Biogenetic origins of ritual; Ritualisation, displays, and fixed action patterns; Primate displays and religiosity; Ritualised hominid displays for group integration; Hominin ritual baseline: Costly displays; Mimesis in the development of culture and religion; The evolution of hominin ritual; Shamanism as a cross-cultural phenomenon; Homologies of chimpanzee displays and shamanic ritual; The evolution of shamanic ritual; Ecological stress and social alliances: Ritual as an emotional modulation technology
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Shamanism and ritual healingAncestor worship and the evolution of religiosity; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4 Neurocognitive processes and supernatural beliefs; Introduction; General neurocognitive processes and supernatural beliefs; Primary neurocognitive processes associated with supernatural beliefs; The holistic process; The reductionist process; The causal process; The abstractive process; The binary process; Emotional value process; Agency assignment process; Realness assignment process; Neuronal inhibition and supernatural beliefs; Conclusion; References
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Chapter 5 The supernatural as innate cognitive operatorsInnate brain functions as the basis of the supernatural; Innate intelligences in supernatural experiences; Hyperactive agency detection; The social other: Theory of mind; Supernatural assumptions as co-option of the hierarchical operator; Supernatural concepts as integrated modular structures; Supernatural production from integrating the natural history intelligence; Animals as self and society: Animal spirits and group totems; Collective foundations of the supernatural; Evolutionary origins of ancestor worship
Additional Edition:
Print version: Craffert, Pieter J. Supernatural after the Neuro-Turn. Milton : Routledge, ©2019 ISBN 9781138314498
Language:
English
Keywords:
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DOI:
10.4324/9780429456930
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429456930
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