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Unnatural History of Religions

Academia, Post-truth and the Quest for Scientific Knowledge

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

AvLeonardo Ambasciano,Czech Republic) Ambasciano, Leonardo (Masaryk University,Donald Wiebe

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An Unnatural History of Religions examines the origins, development, and critical issues concerning the history of religion and its relationship with science. The book explores the ideological biases, logical fallacies, and unwarranted beliefs that surround the scientific foundations (or lack thereof) in the academic discipline of the history of religions, positioning them in today’s ‘post-truth’ culture.Leonardo Ambasciano provides the necessary critical background to evaluate the most important theories and working concepts dedicated to the explanation of the historical developments of religion. He covers the most important topics and paradigm shifts in the field, such as phenomenology, postmodernism, and cognitive science. These are taken into consideration chronologically, each time with case studies on topics such as shamanism, gender biases, ethnocentrism, and biological evolution. Ambasciano argues that the roots of post-truth may be deep in human biases, but that historical justifications change each time, resulting in different combinations. The surprising rise of once-fringe beliefs, such as conspiracy theories, pseudoscientific claims, and so-called scientific creationism, demonstrates the alarming influence that post-truth ideas may exert on both politics and society. Recognising them before they spread anew may be the first step towards a scientifically renewed study of religion.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-12-27
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieScientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation
Antal sidor280
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350062382

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List of Figures and Tables Preface: Ghosts, Post-Truth Despair, And Brandolini’s Law Acknowledgements Note on Text1. An Incoherent Contradiction2. The Deep History of Comparison 3. The Darwinian Road Not Taken 4. Goodbye Science 5. Eliadology 6.The Demolition of the Status Quo 7. The Cognitive (R)Evolution: The End? Epilogue: The Night of Pseudoscience Bibliography

The unnatural history of religions is, for good or ill, quite natural for the type of animal we are, a fact accounting for the tenacity of the supernatural in human life and society. Rightly or wrongly, Ambasciano believes this tenacity stands in the way of a truly scientific study of religion. Accordingly, he hopes his book will encourage more to adopt both methodological naturalism and philosophical naturalism. Whether or not he is successful in this endeavor, An Unnatural History of Religions will surely challenge many in the academic study of religion, and that would be a good thing.

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