Cognitive constraints on Hindu concepts of the divine
Cognitive constraints on Hindu concepts of the divine
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DOI：
10.2307/1388144
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Barrett, JL
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作者：
Barrett, JL
与任何其他概念一样，神的概念也受到人类大脑跨文化规律的影响和约束。具体来说，就是神圣的存在；被表示为意向主体的个体受制于支配所有意向主体的认知直觉。这些直觉可能包括未得到特定神学传统认可的心理和身体属性。实验证据支持这些认知限制的存在以及所陈述的神学信仰和隐含概念之间的分歧。印度北部的印度教居民完成了有关婆罗门、湿婆、毗湿奴或克里希纳属性的调查问卷，并参与了叙事理解任务。结果显示，在这两种背景下，众神的观念存在显着差异。
Concepts of gods, like any other concepts, are informed and constrained by cross-cultural regularities of the human mind-brain. Specifically, divine being; that are represented as intentional agents are subject to the cognitive intuitions that govern all intentional agents. These intuitions may include psychological and physical attributes not endorsed by a given theological tradition. Experimental evidence is presented supporting the presence of these cognitive constraints and a resulting divergence between stated theological beliefs and implicit concepts. Hindu residents of northern India completed questionnaires regarding attributes of Brahman, Shiva, Vishnu, or Krishna and also participated in a narrative comprehension task. Results revealed striking differences in how the gods were conceived in the two contexts.