Religion as make-believe: a theory of belief, imagination, and group identity
Auteur :
Van Leeuwen, Neil
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674305021
Date de publication :
18 août 2026
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
289 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Drawing on a range of hard evidence, Neil Van Leeuwen shows that the psychological mechanisms underlying religious belief are the same as those enabling imaginative play. He argues that we should therefore understand religious belief as a form of make-believe that people use to define their group identity and express the values sacred to them.