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Modes of Religiosity: Towards a Cognitive Explanation of the Sociopolitical Dynamics of Religion

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: In this article is summarized the theory of "modes of religiosity", the doctrinal mode and the imagistic mode. It seeks to contribute to a growing body of research, by explaining, in terms of underlying cognitive mechanisms, some of the varied ways in which religious commitments are experienced, organized, transmitted, and politicized.

Source: Method & Theory in the Study of Religion

DOI: 10.1163/157006802320909738

Author: Harvey Whitehouse

Language: English

Topic: Study and Philosophy of Religion

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2042396466

FWCI: 37.06

Cites: 44

Cited by: 186

Related to: 10