3. The Value(s) of Belief: Ancient Religion, Cognitive Science and Interdisciplinarity
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 3. The Value(s) of Belief: Ancient Religion, Cognitive Science and Interdisciplinarity - Theorizing Religion in Antiquity |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Jason Davies; University College London; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies; Ancient History |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | religion in antiquity; ancient religion; ancient history; classics |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | ancient religion |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | ‘Belief’ remains a vexed term in the study of ancient religion despite the fact that almost every publication on the topic aspires to bring the discussion to a point of completion. I shall argue that secular enquiries into aspects of ‘religion’ and ‘belief’ in particular will inevitably lead to scholarly fissure. This in part lies behind the long-standing disciplinary willingness to explore extradisciplinary methods and questions. The recent appearance of cognitive science of religion offers particular opportunities – and risks – that are the latest in a series of interdisciplinary borrowings. I shall outline these opportunities and risks, identifying some broad implications for history of religion as a field before contextualizing cognitive science of religion within the framework of cultural theory. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 13-May-2019 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/27963 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.27963 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Theorizing Religion in Antiquity |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
worldwide, 6th century BCE to 4th century CE |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |