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Philosophy. --- Psychology and religion. --- Philosophy of technology. --- Religion and psychology --- Religion --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities

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This unique and pioneering book critically appraises current work from both the cognitive science of religion and the evolutionary study of religion. It addresses the question: Why does the believer possess supernatural or religious beliefs in the combined context of his cognitive biases, their adaptive usefulness measured in terms of survival and reproduction, and the impact of social learning and cultural traits? The authors outlines a pluralistic approach to the study of religion that does not treat religion as an accidental by-product but an adaptation selected by natural selection. Chapters discuss the role of religious components for the evolution of cooperation and altruism, and explore the development of atheism and secular ideas, in cognitive and evolutionary terms. Topics such as the usefulness of religion, the transmission of religious beliefs, and a Darwinian approach to religion are among those addressed. Contrary to standard views, religious biases are regarded as shaped by cultural influences and not merely by natural dispositions. This monograph will particularly appeal to researchers who are looking for a scientific explanation of religion and religious beliefs but who do not stop at the level of narrow cognitive and evolutionary accounts. The work will also be of interest to students of philosophy, sociology, religious studies, theology, or anthropology who seek to explain such fascinating, complex, and unequivocal phenomena as religion and religious components.

Religion—Philosophy. --- Religion. --- Psychology and religion. --- Philosophy of Religion. --- Religious Studies, general. --- Religion and Psychology. --- Religion and psychology --- Religion --- Religion, Primitive --- Atheism --- Irreligion --- Religions --- Theology --- Religion and civilization. --- Civilization and religion --- Civilization --- Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. --- Philosophy.

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This book presents cutting-edge research and theory in the emerging field of the indigenous psychology of religion. Its authors examine the influence of colonization and illustrate the use of novel research methodologies utilised in studies with communities in India, Korea, China, Indonesia, America, and Poland. Whereas Western psychology has traditionally viewed religion through an institutional lens and from a Euro-American perspective, this book aims to facilitate an understanding of indigenous spiritualities on their own terms and from the indigenous people’s lived experience. In doing so, the contributors seek to support indigenous communities in the recovery of their voice, original vision, and ancient practices, and to follow their yearning as echoed in T. S. Eliot’s words: “In my beginning is my end.” The book is replete with examples of this recovery of indigeneity in, for example, Chinese notions of harmony and resilience; cultural differences in hearing the voice of the divine; the influence of animism on Christians in Korea; and in savoring the bereavement of loved ones. This novel collection presents fresh insights for students and scholars of the psychology of religion, indigenous studies, cultural psychology, and anthropology.

Indigenous peoples --- Psychology, Religious. --- Psychology of religion --- Religion --- Religions --- Religious psychology --- Psychology and religion --- Religion. --- Psychological aspects --- Psychology --- Ethnopsychology. --- Psychology and religion. --- Psychology, Comparative. --- Spirituality. --- Religion—Philosophy. --- Cross-Cultural Psychology. --- Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. --- Comparative Psychology. --- Philosophy of Religion. --- Spiritual-mindedness --- Philosophy --- Spiritual life --- Behavior, Comparative --- Comparative behavior --- Comparative psychology --- Ethology, Comparative --- Intelligence of animals --- Zoology --- Animal behavior --- Animal intelligence --- Animal psychology --- Human behavior --- Instinct --- Religion and psychology --- Cross-cultural psychology --- Ethnic groups --- Ethnic psychology --- Folk-psychology --- National psychology --- Psychological anthropology --- Psychology, Cross-cultural --- Psychology, Ethnic --- Psychology, National --- Psychology, Racial --- Race psychology --- National characteristics