A cognitive typology of religious actions

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 201-211

  Barrett, Justin L ^a   Malley, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agents; Cognitive science of religion; Counterintuitive; Magic; Ritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849216681     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853707X208486     Document Type: Article

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