Spirituality and Indian Psychology

Lessons from the Bhagavad-Gita
2011
ISBN: 978-1-4614-2839-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 406 g

Reihe: International and Cultural Psychology

With the emergence of positive psychology in the West, and the many fold discovery of the impact of psychology in one’s life, there is a need to understand spirituality, and to use its positive aspects to maintain a balance in hectic modern life. This book presents models for mapping basic psychological processes and their relationships. It covers basic constructs like cognition, emotion, behavior, desires, creativity, as well as applied topics like personal happiness, intercultural conflict handling, and world peace.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bhawuk, Dharm

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- The Global Need for Indigenous Psychology.- Spirituality in India: The Ever Growing Banyan Tree.- Model Building from Cultural Insights.- Indian Concept of Self.- The Paths of Bondage and Liberation.- A Process Model of Desire.- A General Model of Peace and Happiness.- Indian Theory of Work.- Epistemology and Ontology of Indian Psychology.- Toward a New Paradigm of Psychology.- Summary and Implications.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Dharm P. S. Bhawuk is Professor of Management and Culture and Community Psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He received his Ph. D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include cross-cultural training, individualism and collectivism, intercultural sensitivity, diversity in the workplace, indigenous psychology and management, culture and quality, culture and entrepreneurship, and political behavior in the workplace.