Barrettův bůh: Problémy reprezentacionalistického přístupu ve studiu náboženství
Justin L. Barrett in his 2008 article “Why Santa Claus is not a god” argued that a collection of a few basic representational content features can explain why a god concept can become the centre of widespread religious beliefs and practices. In this article, I demonstrate the ways in which Barrett’s...
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University of West Bohemia, Pilsen
2017-06-01
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| Series: | AntropoWebzin |
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| Online Access: | http://www.antropoweb.cz/webzin/index.php/webzin/article/view/241/268 |
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| Summary: | Justin L. Barrett in his 2008 article “Why Santa Claus is not a god” argued that a collection of a few basic representational content features can explain why a god concept can become the centre of widespread religious beliefs and practices. In this article, I demonstrate the ways in which Barrett’s representational model fails in defence of his main hypothesis, and I use his model as an example to show the limits of similar approaches in the cognitive science of religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1801-8807 |