Explaining Christian origins and early Judaism : contributions from cognitive and social science /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 327 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 89 Biblical interpretation series ; v. 89.
Subject:	Christianity -- Origin -- Congresses. Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Congresses. Judaism -- History -- Congresses. Psychology, Religious. Christianity -- Psychology. Judaism -- Psychology. Christianity -- Origin. Christianity -- Psychology. Church history -- Primitive and early church. Judaism. Judaism -- Psychology. Psychology, Religious. Conference papers and proceedings. History. Conference papers and proceedings. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11207589

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Other authors / contributors:	Luomanen, Petri, 1961- Pyysiäinen, Ilkka. Uro, Risto.
ISBN:	9789047431961 9047431960 9789004163294 9004163298 1281939994 9781281939999 9786611939991 6611939997
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	The contributors of the volume draw on cognitive and social science, suggesting fresh ways of approaching Christian origins and early Judaism. Its multidisciplinary and radically new perspective to its subject matter is highly relevant for all scholars of religion.
Other form:	Print version: Explaining Christian origins and early Judaism. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004163294.i-328

Table of Contents:

Social and cognitive perspectives in the study of Christian origins and early Judaism / Petri Luomanen, Ilkka Pyysiäinen and Risto Uro
The promise of cognitive science for the study of early Christianity / Luther H. Martin
The mystery of the stolen body : exploring Christian origins / Ilkka Pyysiäinen
The emergence of early Christian religion : a naturalistic approach / István Czachesz
A cognitive approach to ritual systems in first-century Judaism / Kimmo Ketola
Gnostic rituals from a cognitive perspective / Risto Uro
Conceptual blending in the Exegesis on the soul / Hugo Lundhaug
Conceptual blending and early Christian imagination / Vernon K. Robbins
The sociology of knowledge, the social identity approach and the cognitive science of religion / Petri Luomanen
"Remember my fetters" : memorialisation of Paul's imprisonment / Philip F. Esler
Social identities and group phenomena in Second temple Judaism / Raimo Hakola
Social identity in the Qumran movement : the case of the penal code / Jutta Jokiranta
Epilogue / Troels Engberg-Pedersen.

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