Automatic religion : nearhuman agents of Brazil and France

Automatic religion nearhuman agents of Brazil and France

What distinguishes humans from nonhumans? Two common answers—free will and religion—are in some ways fundamentally opposed. Whereas free will enjoys a central place in our ideas of spontaneity, authorship, and deliberation, religious practices seem to involve a suspension of or relief from the exerc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Johnson, Paul C. 1964- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, Illinois : University of Chicago Press [2021]
Materias:
Religion > Philosophy.
Philosophical anthropology.
Human beings.
Free will and determinism.
Automatism.
Agent (Philosophy)
Act (Philosophy)
Brazil > Religion > 19th century > Case studies.
brazil, brazilian, france, french, religion, religious studies, history, historical, humanity, humans, nonhumans, free will, freedom, 19th century, automatism, ethnography, archival research, philosophy, morality, ethics, morals, ethical, legalism, legal, gender, race, anthropology, determinism, case study, culture, agency, action, ability, understanding.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009770727506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Religion-Like Situations
  • Rosalie: Psychiatric Nearhuman
  • Juca Rosa: Photographic Nearhuman
  • Anastácia: Saintly Nearhuman
  • Ajeeb: Automaton Nearhuman
  • Chico X: Legal Nearhuman
  • Conclusion: Agency and Automatic Freedom.

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