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Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion
New York and Oxford: Oup Usa (1993)
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Guthrie contends that religion can best be understood as systematic anthropomorphism - the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman things and events. Religion, he says, consists of seeing the world as human like. He offers a fascinating array of examples to show how this strategy pervades secular life and how it characterizes religious experience.Author's Profile
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