Neuropsychological Bases of God Beliefs
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Neuropsychological Bases of God Beliefs
By (Author) Michael Persinger
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
15th October 1987
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology
200.19
Physical Properties
Hardback
175
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
397g
Description
In this study, the scientific principles of learning and brain functions are applied to the God Experience. The author skillfully blends modern neurophysiology with critical behavioral psychology to offer an objective explanation for why people believe in God. This provocative and scholarly work will interest psychologists, neuroscientists, clergy, and anyone studying mystical experience.
Author Bio
MICHAEL A. PERSINGER is Professor of Psychology at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario.
