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Chapter 2 - The Scientific Study of Religion

from I.I - The Natures of Neurology and Religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2019

By
Joanna Collicutt
Edited by
Alasdair Coles  and
Joanna Collicutt
Alasdair Coles
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Joanna Collicutt
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
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Summary

Is it possible to study religion scientifically, and if so does it make any sense? This chapter briefly explores the relationship between scientific and religious accounts of reality before setting out some of the key historical landmarks and current issues in the scientific study of religion.

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Neurology and Religion , pp. 6 - 11
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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