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The neuroscience of religious experience

Title
The neuroscience of religious experience / Patrick McNamara.
Author
McNamara, Patrick, 1956-
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Description
xvi, 301 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
God and the self -- On the self and the divided self -- Mechanisms and dynamics of decentering -- Neurology of the self -- Neurology of religious experiences -- Neurochemistry of religiosity -- Self-transformation as a key function of performance of religious practices -- Self-transformation through spirit possession -- God concepts -- Religious language -- Ritual -- Life-span development of religiosity and the self -- The evolution of self and religion.
Call Number
JFE 10-1888
ISBN
  • 9780521889582 (hardback)
  • 0521889588 (hardback)
LCCN
2009013025
OCLC
YBP 2009013025
Author
McNamara, Patrick, 1956-
Title
The neuroscience of religious experience / Patrick McNamara.
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 10-1888
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