Spirits as Concepts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23715433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Cohen (0000-0002-5465-3440, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 99-128 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Mind Possessed (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressNew York (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195323351.003.0006 |
| OpenAlex | W2488364253 |
| ISBN | 9780195323351 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 144 |
Chapter 6 considers the form and spread of spirit concepts, drawing heavily on ethnographic data and emerging theories within epidemiological studies of culture. This chapter suggests why spirit concepts are an ubiquitous feature of human culture, arguing (on the basis of cutting‐edge research in the cognitive sciences) that such concepts have a distinct cognitive advantage in cultural transmission.
Biology · Cognition · Cognitive science · Cultural transmission in animals · Epistemology · Ethnography · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Cultural Differences and Values · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |