Narrative And Belief
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Religious Narrative Cognition And Culture
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Author : Armin W. Geertz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-10-20
Religious Narrative Cognition And Culture written by Armin W. Geertz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-20 with Religion categories.
'Religious Narrative, Cognition and Culture' brings together some of the world's leading scholars in the fields of cognitive science and comparative religion. The essays range across diverse fields: the neurological processes and possible genetic foundations of how language emerged; the possible phylogenetic routes in the development of language and culture; the complex interrelations between the ontogenesis and the sociogenesis of cognitive processes; the value of a combination of neurology, narratology and a reworked speech-act approach that focuses on narrative; how the psychology of ritual helps make narrative beliefs possible; religious narratives; emotional communication; the role of gossip as religious narrative; area studies of religious narrative and cognition in the Bible; Indian Epic literature; Australian Aboriginal mythology and ritual; modern religious forms such as New Age, Asatro, astrological narrative and virtual rituals in cyberspace.
Religious Stories We Live By
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Author : R. Ruard Ganzevoort
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2013-10-31
Religious Stories We Live By written by R. Ruard Ganzevoort and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Religion categories.
Stories have always been important in religion, but systematic explorations of the narrative dimensions of religion are more recent and interdisciplinary explorations of narrative approaches in theology and religious studies are scarce. Religious Stories We Live By paves the ground for these much needed interdisciplinary conversations. It first offers philosophical, psychological, and epistemological reflections on the importance of narrative approaches in the study of religion. The subsequent sections contain case studies and disciplinary overviews of narrative perspectives in biblical, empirical, systematic, and historical approaches in theology and religious studies. Combined, the contributions showcase the potential of narrative perspectives in bridging theology and religious studies, as well as descriptive and normative approaches. Narrative perspectives offer a fruitful common ground for the study of religion. Contributors include Angela Berlis, Marjo Buitelaar, James Day, Maaike de Haardt, Marieke den Braber, Luco van den Brom, Marjet Derks, Toke Elshof, Dorothea Erbele Küster, John Exalto, Ruard Ganzevoort, Joep van Gennip, Annelies van Heijst, Chris Hermans, Liesbeth Hoeven, Anne-Marie Korte, Edwin Koster, Marit Monteiro, Michael Scherer-Rath, Klaas Spronk, Piet Verschuren, Wim Weren, and Willien van Wieringen.
Faith And Narrative
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Author : Keith Edward Yandell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Faith And Narrative written by Keith Edward Yandell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) categories.
From novel to anecdote, literary narratives engage and entertain us. Recently, the importance of narrative to ethics and religion has become a pervasive theme, and the essays collected here also focus on narrative's contribution to knowledge.
Narrative Cultures And The Aesthetics Of Religion
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Author : Dirk Johannsen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Narrative Cultures And The Aesthetics Of Religion written by Dirk Johannsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Aesthetics categories.
Narrative Cultures and the Aesthetics of Religion studies narrativity as situated modes of engaging with reality in religious contexts across the globe, equally shaped by the immersive character of the stories told and the sensory qualities of their performances.
Narrative And Belief
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Author : Markus Altena Davidsen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-12-13
Narrative And Belief written by Markus Altena Davidsen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-13 with categories.
The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and certain other works of fantasy and science fiction have inspired some of their readers and viewers to believe that the superhuman powers of the story-worlds, such as Gandalf and the Force, exist also in the real world. We can say that such fictional narratives possess 'religious affordance', for they contain certain textual features that afford or make possible a religious, rather than just a fictional, use of the text. This book aims to identify those features of the text that make it possible for a fictional narrative to inspire belief in the supernatural beings of the story, or even to facilitate ritual interaction with these beings. The contributions analyse the religious affordance and actual use of a wide range of texts, spanning from Harry Potter and Star Wars, over The Lord of the Rings and late 19th-century Scandinavian fantasy, to the Christian Gospels. Although we focus on the religious affordance of fictional texts, we also spell out implications for the study of religious narratives in general, and for the narrativist study of religion. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Religion.
Religious Narrative Cognition And Culture
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Author : Armin W. Geertz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011
Religious Narrative Cognition And Culture written by Armin W. Geertz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Cognition categories.
Contains contributions dealing with religious narrative and cognitive theory written by some of the world's leading scholars in the fields of cognitive science, narratology and comparative religion. This title explores the neurological processes and possible genetic foundations of how language emerged in Homo sapiens.
Narrative Apologetics
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Author : Alister E. McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2019-10-15
Narrative Apologetics written by Alister E. McGrath and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with Religion categories.
The Bible is a narrative--the story of God's creation, humankind's fall, and God's plan of redemption. And it is filled with countless smaller stories that teach us about people, history, and the nature of God. It's no surprise that God would choose to reveal himself to us in story--after all, he hardwired us for story. Despite this, we so often attempt to share our faith with others not through story but through systems, arguments, and talking points--methods that appeal only to our mind and neglect our imagination and our emotions. In this groundbreaking book, scholar and author Alister McGrath lays a foundation for narrative apologetics. Exploring four major biblical narratives, enduring stories from our culture such as Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, and personal narratives from people such as Augustine of Hippo and Chuck Colson, McGrath shows how we can both understand and share our faith in terms of story.
The Resurrection
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Author : James Ian Hamilton McDonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Resurrection written by James Ian Hamilton McDonald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Bible categories.
Religion
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Author : Sarah Iles Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 2016-12-07
Religion written by Sarah Iles Johnston and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-07 with Religion categories.
"Discusses the ways in which narratives can create, sustain, and challenge religious beliefs and practices"--
The Fantastic In Religious Narrative From Exodus To Elisha
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Author : Laura Feldt
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-10-14
The Fantastic In Religious Narrative From Exodus To Elisha written by Laura Feldt and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with History categories.
The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha argues that perspectives drawn from literary-critical theories of the fantastic and fantasy are apt to explore Hebrew Bible religious narratives. The book focuses on the narratives' marvels, monsters, and magic, rather than whether or not the stories depict historical events. The Exodus narrative (Ex 1-18) and a selection of additional Hebrew Bible narratives (Num 11-14, Judg 6-8, 1 Kings 17-19, 2 Kings 4-7) are analysed from a fantasy-theoretical perspective. The 'fantasy perspective' helps to make sense of elements of these narratives that - although prominently featured in the stories - have previously often been explained by being explained away. These case studies can illuminate Hebrew Bible religion and offer wider perspectives on religious narrative generally. In light of the fantasy-theoretical approach, these Hebrew Bible stories - with the Exodus narrative at the centre - read not as foundational stories, affirming triumphantly and unambiguously the bond between the deity, his people, and their territory, but rather as texts that harbour and even actively encourage ambiguity and uncertainty, not necessarily prompting belief, orientation, and a sense of meaningfulness, but also open-ended reflection and doubt. The case studies suggest that other religious narratives, both in and beyond the Judaic tradition, may also be amenable to interpretation in these terms, thus questioning a dominant trend in myth studies. The results of the analyses lead to a discussion of the role of ambiguity, uncertainty, and transformation in religious narrative in broader perspective, and to a questioning of the emphasis in the study of religion on the capacity of religious narrative for founding and maintaining institutions, orienting identity, and defending order over disorder. The book suggests the wider importance of incorporating destabilisation, disorientation, and ambiguity more strongly into theories of what religious narrative is and does.