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标题：Vital Energy and Afterlife: Implications for Cognitive Science of Religion
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作者：Maira Monteiro Roazzi ; Carl N. Johnson ; Melanie Nyhof 等
期刊名称：Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)
印刷版ISSN：0103-863X
电子版ISSN：1982-4327
出版年度：2015
卷号：25
期号：61
页码：145-152
语种：English
出版社：Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto - USP
摘要：Literature investigating people’s concepts of supernatural agency (such as ghosts and deities) points to an intuitive theory of mind underlying such ideas, however, recent studies suggest that intuitive ideas over vital energy could also be involved. The present paper focuses on examining the culture and development of people’s conceptions on vital energy. A search was made using the keyword vital energy targeting literature from Anthropology, Psychology and Cognitive Science. A literature review over this topic was made yielding reflections over the development of vital energy concepts. Results suggest that an intuitive biology, grounded on ideas of biological energy (vital energy), may underlie an understanding of soul, spirit, and supernatural energy. Future empirical studies should target the development of vital energy intuitive theories with different age ranges and cultures.