Why God won't go away : brain science and the biology of belief / Andrew Newberg, Eugene G. d'Aquili, and Vince Rause.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books, 2002.Description: v, 234 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 034544034X :
  • 9780345440341
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 200/.1/9 21
LOC classification:
  • BF773 BF773 .N48  BF773 .N48  BF773 .N48  BF773 .N48  BF773 .N48  BF773 .N48
Contents:
A photograph of God?: an introduction to the biology of belief -- Brain machinery: the science of perception -- Brain architecture: how the brain makes the mind -- Myth-making: the compulsion to create stories and beliefs -- Ritual: the physical manifestation of meaning -- Mysticism: the biology of transcendence -- The origins of religion: the persistence of a good idea -- Realer than real: the mind in search of absolutes -- Why God won't go away: the metaphor of God and the mythology of science -- Epilogue: So just what is neurotheology anyway?.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A photograph of God?: an introduction to the biology of belief -- Brain machinery: the science of perception -- Brain architecture: how the brain makes the mind -- Myth-making: the compulsion to create stories and beliefs -- Ritual: the physical manifestation of meaning -- Mysticism: the biology of transcendence -- The origins of religion: the persistence of a good idea -- Realer than real: the mind in search of absolutes -- Why God won't go away: the metaphor of God and the mythology of science -- Epilogue: So just what is neurotheology anyway?.

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