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Theorizing Religions Past - Archaeology, History, and Cognition (Paperback, New)
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Theorizing Religions Past - Archaeology, History, and Cognition (Paperback, New)
Series: Cognitive Science of Religion
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Historians bound by their singular stories and archaeologists bound
by their material evidence don t typically seek out broad
comparative theories of religion. But recently Harvey Whitehouse 's
modes of religiosity theory has been attracting many scholars of
past religions. Based upon universal features of human cognition,
Whitehouse 's theory can provide useful comparisons across cultures
and historical periods even when limited cultural data is present.
In this groundbreaking volume, scholars of cultures from
prehistorical hunter-gatherers to 19th century Scandinavian
Lutherans evaluate Whitehouse 's hypothesis that all religions tend
toward either an imagistic or a doctrinal mode depending on how
they are remembered and transmitted. Theorizing Religions Past
provides valuable insights for all historians of religion and
especially for those interested in a new cognitive method for
studying the past.
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