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COGNITIVE METHODOLOGY IN THE MODERN THEORY OF RELIGION

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Abstract

The article examines the methodological influence of cognitive science on the study of religion. The cognitive naturalistic approach, designed to give an explanatory conception, has provoked not only interest, but also criticism. Recognizing the shortcomings, today scientists apply the achievements of cognitive science along with the classical approaches of religious studies (historical, culturological, etc.), receiving a qualitatively different result of the research. Analyzing the boundaries of the cognitive approach in the theory of religion, the author outlines the ways to overcome them and possible methodological innovations.

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Author information

Dmitriy Dmitrievich Shushulkov

Saint Petersburg University

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Publication history

  • Received: July 9, 2018.
  • Published: September 30, 2018.

Keywords

  • когнитивное религиоведение
  • когнитивная наука о религии
  • нейрофеноменология
  • современные теории религии
  • cognitive science of religion
  • cognitive religious studies
  • neurophenomenology
  • modern theories of religion

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