Neurology and Religion by Alasdair Coles, Joanna Collicutt - 9781107082601

Neurology and Religion\n\nExamines what can be learnt about the brain mechanisms underlying religious practice from studying people with neurological disorders.\n\nAlasdair Coles (Edited by), Joanna Collicutt (Edited by)\n\n9781107082601 (SKU 3292057), Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 7 November 2019\n\n316 pages\n24 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 0.66 kg\n\n'It is difficult to overstate the timeliness and importance of this book \u2026' Emeritus Malcolm Jeeves, Science & Christian Belief\n\nThis innovative book examines what can be learnt about the brain mechanisms underlying religious belief and practice from studying people with neurological disorders, such as stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease. Using a clinical case study approach, the book analyses the interaction of social influences, religious upbringing and neurological disorders on lived religious experience in a number of different religions. The interdisciplinary contributors to the book ensure a variety of pers]