Burials, texts and rituals. Ethnoarchaeological investigations in North Bali, Indonesia edited by Hauser-Schäublin, Brigitta and I Wayan Ardika
Burials, texts and rituals. Ethnoarchaeological investigations in North Bali, Indonesia edited by Hauser-Schäublin, Brigitta and I Wayan Ardika
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印度尼西亚巴厘岛北部的埋葬、文本和仪式 民族考古学调查 由 Hauser-Schäublin、Brigitta 和 I Wayan Ardika 编辑
DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-8676.2009.00075_6.x
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发表时间:
2008
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1.4
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I Wayan Ardika
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作者:
Hauser-Schäublin;I Wayan Ardika
Learning Religion reflects a growing endeavour in the study of religion to narrow the gap between the natural and social sciences. Editors David Berliner and Ramon Sarr ó situate this enterprise as an exploration of religious knowledge at the ‘interstices of social interaction’and individual ‘cognitive capacities’(p. 11). Each of the contributors thus attempts to engage recent findings in cognitive science and psychology, most notably those of Pascal Boyer and Harvey Whitehouse. The 12 contributions span a variety of traditions, including ‘syncretistic’and ‘resurgent’religions such as Christian Rationalism, New Age communities and Afro-Brazilian spirit possession. The volume speaks to both the challenges and potential advantages of cognitive approaches, and at its brightest moments it illustrates innovative directions in the study of religious transmission.Berliner and Sarr ó invite us to think critically about what learning actually designates as an analytical category. They recognise that it is not simply the passive acceptance of established doctrine from previous generations, but also the conscious and unconscious acquisition of certain mental and emotional dispositions. Few of the contributors are equally thoughtful about the category of learning. One exception is Michael Lambek (chapter 5), who poignantly orients the discussion towards the concepts of ‘seriousness’ and ‘conviction’in ritual performances. Lambek argues that learning involves intentionality, or ‘catching up with oneself’–the realisation that ‘we mean what