"Belief" in the study of religion has been vexed by complexities underlying the relationship between language, cognition, and religious behavior. Drawing on anthropological, sociological, and psychological literature, this article discusses the degrees and textures of "belief" to highlight the inadequacies of language and the variety of motivations for participating in rituals. Particular emphasis is given to discrimination, implicit bias, and the issue of discrepancy. The article argues that dual-process models of cognition provide a richer account of "belief" and then goes on to map an epistemological distinction between belief and acceptance as a viable methodology for the investigation of "belief" in the study of religion. "Belief" in the study of religion has been vexed by complexities underlying the relationship between language, cognition, and religious behavior. Drawing on anthropological, sociological, and psychological literature, this article discusses the degrees and textures of "belief" to highlight the inadequacies of language and the variety of motivations for participating in rituals. Particular emphasis is given to discrimination, implicit bias, and the issue of discrepancy. The article argues that dual-process models of cognition provide a richer account of "belief" and then goes on to map an epistemological distinction between belief and acceptance as a viable methodology for the investigation of "belief" in the study of religion.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2017
توصيف ظاهري
57-87
عنوان
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
شماره جلد
29/1
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1570-0682
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
acceptance
اصطلاح موضوعی
belief
اصطلاح موضوعی
dual-process
اصطلاح موضوعی
epistemology
اصطلاح موضوعی
methodology
اصطلاح موضوعی
social science
اصطلاح موضوعی
theory
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