Human religious experiences are remarkably uniform; many can be pharmacologically induced. Recent research into the neurology of religious experience has shown that when worshipping or praying a certain part of the brain apparently dormant during other activities becomes active. What does all this mean for those of faith & those with none? In this fascinating book barrister Charles Foster takes a survey of the evidence
- from shamans to medieval mystics to out-of-body experiences & epilepsy via Jerusalem & middle-class Christianity
- & assesses its significance. Written in short accessible chapters this is a fascinating tour of religious & mystical experiences & their relation to human physiology.