Cognitive science and ancient Israelite religion : new perspectives on texts, artefacts, and culture /

Cognitive science and ancient Israelite religion : new perspectives on texts, artefacts, and culture /

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Author / Creator:	Maiden, Brett E., 1984- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Society for Old Testament study monograph series Monograph series (Society for Old Testament Study)
Subject:	Bible. -- Old Testament -- Theology. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament. Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D. Cognitive science. Jews -- History -- To 586 B.C. Cognitive science. Jews. Judaism. Religion. Theology. Israel -- Religion. Middle East -- Religion. Israel. Middle East. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12615378

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ISBN:	9781108487788 1108487785 9781108738071 1108738079 9781108767972
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-289) and indexes.
Summary:	"In this book, Brett Maiden employs the tools, research, and theories from the cognitive science of religion to explore religious thought and behavior in ancient Israel. His study focuses on a key set of distinctions between intuitive and reflective types of cognitive processing, implicit and explicit concepts, and cognitively optimal and costly religious traditions. Through a series of case studies, Maiden examines a range of topics including popular and official religion, Deuteronomic theology, hybrid monsters in ancient iconography, divine cult statues in ancient Mesopotamia and the biblical idol polemics, and the Day of Atonement ritual in Leviticus 16. The range of media, including ancient texts, art, and archaeological data from ancient Israel, as well theoretical perspectives demonstrates how a dialogue between biblical scholars and cognitive researchers can be fostered"--

Table of Contents:

Intuitive and reflective cognition, optimal and costly religion
Rethinking the popular - official religion dichotomy
Deuteronomic theology as cognitvely costly religion
Counterintuitive Mischwesen: hybrid creatures in Syro-Palestinian iconography and cognition
On artifacts and agency: the Mesopotamian Mīs Pî Ritual, biblical idol polemics, and belief in cult statues
Ritual and cognition in Leviticus 16 and the Day of Atonement ritual.