Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion: New Perspectives on Texts, Artifacts, and Culture

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Brett E. Maiden (Emory University, Atlanta)

Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion

New Perspectives on Texts, Artifacts, and Culture

Brett E. Maiden (Emory University, Atlanta)

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Cambridge University Press
08 October 2020

Middle Eastern history; Old Testaments; Judaism: life & practice; Judaism: sacred texts; Cognition & cognitive psychology

Series: Society for Old Testament Study Monographs

In this book, Brett Maiden employs the tools, research, and theories from the cognitive science of religion to explore religious thought and behavior in ancient Israel. His study focuses on a key set of distinctions between intuitive and reflective types of cognitive processing, implicit and explicit concepts, and cognitively optimal and costly religious traditions. Through a series of case studies, Maiden examines a range of topics including popular and official religion, Deuteronomic theology, hybrid monsters in ancient iconography, divine cult statues in ancient Mesopotamia and the biblical idol polemics, and the Day of Atonement ritual in Leviticus 16. The range of media, including ancient texts, art, and archaeological data from ancient Israel, as well theoretical perspectives demonstrates how a dialogue between biblical scholars and cognitive researchers can be fostered.

By: Brett E. Maiden (Emory University Atlanta)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 145mm, Width: 220mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781108487788
ISBN 10: 1108487785
Series: Society for Old Testament Study Monographs
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 08 October 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Intuitive and Reflective Cognition, Optimal and Costly Religion; 2. Rethinking the Popular/Official Religion Dichotomy; 3. Deuteronomic Theology as Cognitively Costly Religion; 4. Counterintuitive Mischwesen: Hybrid Creatures in Syro-Palestinian Iconography and Cognition; 5. On Artifacts and Agency: The Mesopotamian MĪS PÎ Ritual, Biblical Idol Polemics, and Belief in Cult Statues; 6. Ritual and Cognition in the day of Atonement Ritual in Leviticus; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography.

Brett E. Maiden earned his PhD at Emory University, where he served as a writer a member of the interdisciplinary Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture.

Reviews for Cognitive Science and Ancient Israelite Religion: New Perspectives on Texts, Artifacts, and Culture

'It's not common for a book to fundamentally reorient your thinking about a subject you've taught for years. By bringing in fresh material from outside the usual canons of ancient-world scholarship, Brett Maiden has written that kind of book. He has provided new lenses and tools that should open up new conversations.' Christopher B. Hays, D. Wilson Moore Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary 'Maiden's monograph is an important step in the present early phase of the development of the cognitive study of the Bible.' Joachim Schaper, Vetus Testamentum 71