Putting Cognition and Culture Back Together Again: Religion in Mind and Society

Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 29 - 50
Published: Jan 1, 2012
Abstract
The cognitive science of religion tries to explain how human mental architecture canalizes the spread of cultural ideas. Co-evolutionary theories aim at explaining the cultural stability of ideas and practices by constructing models of social behavior. I try to show that both research programs provide useful insights for the construction of mechanical explanations of the mental representation and transmission of religious ideas. Combining...
Paper Details
Title
Putting Cognition and Culture Back Together Again: Religion in Mind and Society
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
29 - 50
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