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Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity Neil Van Leeuwen
Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity
Neil Van Leeuwen
Drawing on a range of hard evidence, Neil Van Leeuwen shows that the psychological mechanisms underlying religious belief are the same as those enabling imaginative play. He argues that we should therefore understand religious belief as a form of make-believe that people use to define their group identity and express the values sacred to them.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| To be released | August 28, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674305021 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 210 × 20 mm · 289 g |