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Different religions, different emotions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2005

Adam B. Cohen*
Affiliation:
Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA94720-5050http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~abcohen
Dacher Keltner*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104-6196
Paul Rozin*
Affiliation:
Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA94720-5050http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~abcohen

Abstract:

Atran & Norenzayan (A&N) correctly claim that religion reduces emotions related to existential concerns. Our response adds to their argument by focusing on religious differences in the importance of emotion, and on other emotions that may be involved in religion. We believe that the important differences among religions make it difficult to have one theory to account for all religions.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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