Cognitive Science of Religion as a Challenge to Prevailing Models of Greek Religion?

Authors

  • Thomas Harrison University of St Andrews

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jch.36259

Keywords:

cognitive science of religion, Greek history

Abstract

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Author Biography

  • Thomas Harrison, University of St Andrews

    Thomas Harrison is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St Andrews. His publications include Divinity and History: The Religion of Herodotus (Oxford University Press, 2000) and a number of studies of different aspects of Greek religion; he is currently working on a study of Greek religious belief.

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Published

2018-12-04

Issue

Section

Book Review Symposium: Jennifer Larson's 'Understanding Greek Religion' (2016)

How to Cite

Harrison, T. (2018). Cognitive Science of Religion as a Challenge to Prevailing Models of Greek Religion?. Journal of Cognitive Historiography, 4(1), 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1558/jch.36259