Bringing ritual to mind : psychological foundations of cultural forms /
Bringing Ritual to Mind explores the psychological foundations of religious rituals. Religious rituals exploit either high performance frequency or extraordinary emotional stimulation (but not both) to enhance recollection. McCauley and Lawson use a wide range of evidence to argue that the explanati...
| Основен автор: | McCauley, Robert N. |
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| Други автори: | Lawson, E. Thomas. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=78387 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Bringing ritual to mind. |
| Резюме: |
Bringing Ritual to Mind explores the psychological foundations of religious rituals. Religious rituals exploit either high performance frequency or extraordinary emotional stimulation (but not both) to enhance recollection. McCauley and Lawson use a wide range of evidence to argue that the explanation lies in participants' cognitive representations of ritual form. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0511020767 9780511020766 0511177739 9780511177736 9780511606410 0511606419 9780511045790 0511045794 0511148135 9780511148132 1280434236 9781280434235 |