| Conceiving God: Perversions and Brainstorms; A Thesis on the Origins of Human Religiosity Contributor(s): Tsoukalas, Ioannis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443817384 ISBN-13: 9781443817387 Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing OUR PRICE: $58.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Psychology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 212 |
| LCCN: 2010474425 |
| Physical Information: 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a novel explanation for the emergence of the God-concept and human religiosity. In doing so, it makes creative use of the most recent findings in anthropology, neurology and psychology. At the center of this explanation is the fact that early childhood experiences predispose people to 'magical thinking', a tendency that is reinforced by the human ability to dream and the over-excitability of the cerebral cortex. The interaction of these three elements, both on the phylogenetic and ontogenetic level, has given rise to the uniquely human ability to apprehend transcendental agency. |