Rethinking Religion
| Author | : E. Thomas Lawson |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1993-01-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521438063 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521438063 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rethinking Religion written by E. Thomas Lawson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-14 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an ambitious attempt to develop a cognitive approach to religion. Focusing particularly on ritual action, it borrows analytical methods from linguistics and other cognitive sciences. The authors, a philosopher of science and a scholar of comparative religion, provide a lucid critical review of established approaches to religion, and make a strong plea for the combination of interpretation and explanation. Often represented as competitive approaches, they are rather, complementary, equally vital to the study of symbolic systems.
