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Author:

Van Leeuwen, Neil, 1978- author.

Title:

Religion as make-believe : a theory of belief, imagination, and group identity / Neil Van Leeuwen.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

300 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Psychology, Religious.
Belief and doubt.
Imagination (Philosophy)
Group identity.
Values--Religious aspects.
Faith and reason.
psychology of religion.
group identity.
Belief and doubt
Faith and reason
Group identity
Imagination (Philosophy)
Psychology, Religious
Values--Religious aspects

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-289) and index.

Contents:

Epilogue: The Playground Expanded. The Attitude Dimension -- A Theory of Cognitive Attitudes -- Religious Credence Is Not Factual Belief -- Evidence Around the World -- To "Believe" Is Not What You "Think" -- Identity and Groupish Belief -- Sacred Values -- The Puzzle of Religious Rationality -- Epilogue: The Playground Expanded.

Summary:

"Drawing on a range of hard evidence, Neil Van Leeuwen shows that the psychological mechanisms underlying religious belief are the same as those enabling imaginative play. He argues that we should therefore understand religious belief as a form of make-believe that people use to define their group identity and express the values dearest to them."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

067429033X
9780674290334

LCCN:

2023000862

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)