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Introductory essay: Evolutionary science and the study of religion

Slingerland, Edward, Bulbulia, Joseph·2011·Religion
DOI 10.1080/0048721x.2011.604513
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In this article, we introduce the general rationale behind the evolutionary cognitive science of religion, answer some sensible humanistic objections to it and defend the promise of a ‘consilient’ approach to advance the academic study of religion.

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  • This has brought the progressive research projects of the early pioneers of the field to a screeching halt, ceding the task of exploring the origins and nature of human religious life to scholars from other fields who often lack the linguistic and cultural backgrounds to do the job well.

    “This has brought the progressive research projects of the early pioneers of our field to a screeching halt (Slingerland and Bulbulia 2011), throwing the comparative baby out with the colonialist bathwater and ceding the task of exploring the origins and nature of human religious life to scholars coming from other fields who too often lack the linguistic and cultural backgrounds to do the job well.”

    From Body and Mind in Early China: An Integrated Humanities–Science Approach (2013) · cites this paper as Slingerland and Bulbulia 2011

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Authors
Slingerland, E., & Bulbulia, J.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Corresponding author
Slingerland, Edward
ORCID
Venue
Religion
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2011-09
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
307-328
ISSN
  • 0048-721X (ISSN-L)
  • 1096-1151
DOI
10.1080/0048721x.2011.604513
OpenAlex
W2018745353
Cited by
26
References
81
Citations by year
2025: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
15.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Religion (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Canada Research Chairs
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Evolution and Science Education
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords
evolutionary theory, religious studies, unity of knowledge, evolution and religion

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