Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2012

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• Religion and the Body

  • Type: E-Book
  • Editors David Cave; Rebecca Sachs Norris
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  • This book reflects on the implications of neurobiology and the scientific worldview on aspects of religious experience, belief, and practice, focusing especially on the body and the construction of religious meaning.

• Religious Identity and National Heritage

  • Type: E-Book
  • Editor Francis-Vincent Anthony
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  • What is the interplay between religion and national culture in modern times? Distinguished scholars reflect on this question based on empirical research. They offer a vast set of insights about how religious identity is connected to the national heritage in which people are born and brought up.

• Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 23

  • Type: E-Book
  • Editors Ralph L. Piedmont; Andrew Village
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  • The twenty-third volume of RSSSR includes a landmark collection of papers on Theism and Non-Theism in Psychological Science, as well as papers on other key areas in the study of religion such as spirituality and social capital.

• Ritual Imagination

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: Hilde Nielssen
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  • Exploring the rich world of tromba spirit possession in eastern Madagascar, this book offers a fresh perspective on questions of how rituals work and how they affect and constitute human realities.