Studying the Religious Mind - Methodology in the Cognitive Science of Religion - Armin W. Geertz
8. Religious Experience in Mediterranean Antiquity
Studying the Religious Mind - Methodology in the Cognitive Science of Religion - Armin W. Geertz
István Czachesz [+]
University of Tromsø
István Czachesz is Professor in the Department of History and Religious Studies, University of Tromsø and Review Editor, Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion.
Description
This chapter serves as an introduction to a small collection of essays dedicated to the study of religious experience in the ancient Mediterranean world. First, the chapter addresses the challenges of a historical study of religious experiences. Second, a model of religious experience is outlined that connects neurological, textual, cognitive, and ritual aspects of religious experience. Finally, the essays in the collection are briefly introduced.