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Faces in the clouds : a new theory of religion

Author: Stewart Guthrie
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Drawing from the fields of anthropology, cognitive science, philosophy, theology, advertising, literature, art, and animal behavior, Guthrie offers an array of examples to show how anthropomorphism pervades secular life and how it characterizes religious experience.
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Genre/Form: Ouvrages de controverse
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Guthrie, Stewart, 1941-
Faces in the clouds.
New York : Oxford University Press, 1993
(OCoLC)631138610
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Stewart Guthrie
ISBN: 0195069013 9780195069013
OCLC Number: 25508102
Description: x, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. The Need for a Theory --
2. Animism, Perception, and the Effort After Meaning --
3. The Origin of Anthropomorphism --
4. Anthropomorphism as Perception --
5. Anthropomorphism in the Arts --
6. Anthropomorphism in Philosophy and Science --
7. Religion as Anthropomorphism.
Responsibility: Stewart Elliott Guthrie.
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Drawing from the fields of anthropology, cognitive science, philosophy, theology, advertising, literature, art, and animal behavior, Guthrie offers an array of examples to show how anthropomorphism pervades secular life and how it characterizes religious experience.

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