Mind And Religion

Introduction
Robert N. McCauley
The Theoretical Context

A Reductionistic Model Of Distinct Modes Of Religious Transmission
Pascal Boyer
Modes Theory: Some Theoretical Considerations
Robert Hinde
Ritual Form And Ritual Frequency
E. Thomas Lawson
Divergent Religion: A Dual-Process Model Of Religious Thought, Behavior, And Structure
Todd Tremlin
Rethinking Naturalness: Modes Of Religiosity And Religion In The Round
Matt Day
Testing The Modes Theory

In The Empirical Mode: Evidence Needed For The Modes Of Religiosity
Justin Barrett
Memory And Analogical Thinking In High-Arousal Rituals
Rebekah A. Richert, Harvey Whitehouse, And Emma Stewart
Wider Applications

The Modes Theory Helps Explain Conversion Phenomena
Ilkka Pyysiainen
Charisma, Tradition And Ritual: A Cognitive Approach To Magical Agency
Jesper Srensen
Why Religions Develop Free Will Problems
D. Jason Slone
The Cognitive Foundations Of Religiosity
Harvey Whitehouse

Additional Info
Recent cognitive approaches to the study of religion have yielded much understanding by focusing on common psychological processes that all humans share. One leading theory, Harvey Whitehouse’s modes of religiosity theory, demonstrates how two distinct modes of organizing and transmitting religious traditions emerge from different ways of activating universal memory systems. In Mind and Religion, top scholars from biology to religious studies question, test, evaluate and challenge Whitehouse’s sweeping thesis. The result is an up-to-date snapshot of the cognitive science of religion field for classes in psychology, anthropology, or history of religion.