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100 1 _aLeuba, James H.
_q(James Henry),
_d1868-1946
245 1 4 _aThe Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-04-22
505 0 _aThe fundamental nature of religion -- Three types of behaviour differentiated -- Origin of the ideas of ghosts, nature-beings, and gods -- Magic and religion -- The original emotion of primitive religious life -- Concluding remarks on the nature and the function of religion.
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion" by James H. Leuba is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work discusses the psychological foundations and varied aspects of religion, attempting to understand how religious belief emerges from human mental processes. It serves as a culmination of a series that examines various religious traditions, focusing on the psychological dimensions that underpin such practices. The opening of this work introduces the fundamental nature of religion, contrasting various definitions provided by scholars throughout history. Leuba emphasizes that religion cannot be solely defined through intellectual or emotional lenses but must be understood as a holistic engagement of human consciousness involving will, thought, and feeling. He critiques prevailing definitions that prioritize one aspect over others and argues for a more comprehensive approach that acknowledges all three dimensions in the context of religious behavior, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of religion's psychological origins in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPsychology, Religious
653 _aMagic
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39511
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