Andrea Rota is Associate Professor of the Study of Religion at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo, Norway.

In this carefully researched book, Andrea Rota familiarizes scholars of religion with the group-making dynamics of collective intentionality. After reading this work, we can no longer afford to neglect the theoretical and analytical purchase of this framework.

• List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgements1. General IntroductionPart I. 2. Introduction to the Theoretical Framework3. John Searle—Collective Intentionality in Individual Minds4. Raimo Tuomela—Non Mihi, Non Tibi, Sed Nobis5. Margaret Gilbert—Plural Subjects and Joint Commitment6. Collective Intentionality and Empirical ResearchPart II. 7. Empirical Orientation—The Jehovah’s Witnesses8. Collective Action—Advertising the King and the Kingdom9. Collective Beliefs—The Domestication of New Media10. Collective Emotions—The Collective Excitement of Conventions11. Collective Aesthetic Experiences—The Feeling of the Bible12. ConclusionPrimary SourcesNotesReferencesIndex

Andrea Rota is Associate Professor of the Study of Religion at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo, Norway.

In this carefully researched book, Andrea Rota familiarizes scholars of religion with the group-making dynamics of collective intentionality. After reading this work, we can no longer afford to neglect the theoretical and analytical purchase of this framework.

• List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgements1. General IntroductionPart I. 2. Introduction to the Theoretical Framework3. John Searle—Collective Intentionality in Individual Minds4. Raimo Tuomela—Non Mihi, Non Tibi, Sed Nobis5. Margaret Gilbert—Plural Subjects and Joint Commitment6. Collective Intentionality and Empirical ResearchPart II. 7. Empirical Orientation—The Jehovah’s Witnesses8. Collective Action—Advertising the King and the Kingdom9. Collective Beliefs—The Domestication of New Media10. Collective Emotions—The Collective Excitement of Conventions11. Collective Aesthetic Experiences—The Feeling of the Bible12. ConclusionPrimary SourcesNotesReferencesIndex

Andrea Rota is Associate Professor of the Study of Religion at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo, Norway.

In this carefully researched book, Andrea Rota familiarizes scholars of religion with the group-making dynamics of collective intentionality. After reading this work, we can no longer afford to neglect the theoretical and analytical purchase of this framework.

• List of Figures and TablesPrefaceAcknowledgements1. General IntroductionPart I. 2. Introduction to the Theoretical Framework3. John Searle—Collective Intentionality in Individual Minds4. Raimo Tuomela—Non Mihi, Non Tibi, Sed Nobis5. Margaret Gilbert—Plural Subjects and Joint Commitment6. Collective Intentionality and Empirical ResearchPart II. 7. Empirical Orientation—The Jehovah’s Witnesses8. Collective Action—Advertising the King and the Kingdom9. Collective Beliefs—The Domestication of New Media10. Collective Emotions—The Collective Excitement of Conventions11. Collective Aesthetic Experiences—The Feeling of the Bible12. ConclusionPrimary SourcesNotesReferencesIndex