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050 00 $aBL41$b.A454 2019
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100 1 $aAmbasciano, Leonardo,$eauthor.
245 13 $aAn unnatural history of religions :$bacademia, post-truth and the quest for scientific knowledge /$cLeonardo Ambasciano.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bBloomsbury Academic,$c2019.
264 4 $c©2019
300 $axvii, 253 pages ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aScientific studies of religion : inquiry and explanation
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aGhosts, post-truth despair, and Brandolini's Law -- An incoherent contradiction -- The deep history of comparison -- The Darwinian road not taken -- Goodbye science -- Eliadology -- The demolition of the status quo -- The cognitive (r)evolution : the end? -- The night of Pseudoscience.
520 $aAn Unnatural History of Religions examines the origins, development, and critical issues concerning the history of religion and its relationship with science. The book explores the ideological biases, logical fallacies, and unwarranted beliefs that surround the scientific foundations (or lack thereof) in the academic discipline of the history of religions, positioning them in today's 'post-truth' culture. Leonardo Ambasciano provides the necessary critical background to evaluate the most important theories and working concepts dedicated to the explanation of the historical developments of religion and covers the most important topics and paradigm shifts in the field, such as phenomenology, poststructuralism, and cognitive science. These are taken into consideration chronologically, each time with case studies on topics such as shamanism, gender biases, ethnocentrism, and biological evolution. Ambasciano argues that the roots of post truth may be deep in human biases, but that historical justifications change each time, resulting in different combinations. The surprising rise of once-fringe beliefs, such as conspiracy theories, pseudoscientific claims, and so-called scientific creationism, demonstrates the alarming influence that post-truth ideas may exert on both politics and society. Recognising them before they spread anew may be the first step towards a scientifically renewed study of religion"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aReligion$xHistoriography.
650 0 $aReligion and science.
650 7 $aReligion and science.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01093848
650 7 $aReligion$xHistoriography.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01093781
830 0 $aScientific studies of religion (Bloomsbury (Firm))
852 00 $bglx$hBL41$i.A454 2019