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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25508102 Title: Faces in the clouds : a new theory of religion Author: Stewart Guthrie Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. ISBN/ISSN: 0195069013 9780195069013 0195098919 9780195098914 OCLC:25508102

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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:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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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Subjects	Anthropomorphism. Religion -- Controversial literature. Anthropomorphisme. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Controversial literature Ouvrages de controverse
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Guthrie, Stewart, 1941- Faces in the clouds. New York : Oxford University Press, 1993 (OCoLC)631138610
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Stewart Guthrie Find more information about:
ISBN:	0195069013 9780195069013 0195098919 9780195098914
OCLC Number:	25508102
Description:	x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 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.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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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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