Cognition and religion

Robert J. Wuthnow

doi:10.1093/socrel/68.4.341

Cognition and religion

Robert J. Wuthnow

Sociology

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Abstract

Recent developments inspired by cognitive science have significant implications for the sociobgicol study of religion. Studies in cognitive anthropohgy and related fields such as neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and linguistics clarify the processes by which information is structured, given meaning, and remembered. This work provides new concepts and techniques for investigating topics that have long been central to the study of religion, including cultural schemas, metaphors, and narratives. These topics hold special promise for applications to the study of religious identity, practice, and experience.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	341-360
Number of pages	20
Journal	Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review
Volume	68
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/68.4.341
State	Published - Jan 1 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Religious studies
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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