Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 418 g
Readings on Buddhism and Psychology
Buch, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 418 g
ISBN: 978-0-7007-0455-2
Verlag: Routledge
This collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of Buddhism in the West. Over the past few decades Buddhism has deepened its presence in the West and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of Western psychology in a more productive way. The decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together Western Buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundings.
Written by psychologists and scholars, the essays discuss many of the difficult questions raised by Buddhism’s increased presence. In particular the issue of the balance between authenticity and accessibility is examined. Buddhist traditions are often perceived as inaccessible and too firmly fixed to a cultural framework with some people, especially women, left feeling alienated and undervalued. However, by responding to this by attempting to synthesise Buddhism with the values of contemporary culture can lead to doubts about authenticity and dilution. Examining these issues and many more, the contributors seek to bring Buddhism into a realistic and informed relationship with contemporary Western thought.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
Making Comparisons; Chapter 1a Editor’s preface; Chapter 1 Transformation of the Wolf Man, Eleanor Rosch; Chapter 2a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 2 Authority in Buddhism and in Western Scientific Psychology, David Fontana; Textual Fundamentals; Chapter 3a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 3 Buddhist Psychology, Padmal de Silva; Chapter 4a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 4 Basic Features of Buddhist Psychology, Herbert Guenther; Towards Therapy; Chapter 5a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 5 Creating a Contemporary Buddhist Psychotherapy, Joy Manné; Chapter 6a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 6 Exploring the Vicissitudes of Affect and Working with Emotions, Padmasiri de Silva; Psychological Theory; Chapter 7a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 7 Selfhood is a Process, John Pickering; Chapter 8a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 8 The mythology of anatta, Brian L. Lancaster; Knowing and doing; Chapter 9a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 9 The Validation of Knowledge, Elizabeth Valentine; Chapter 10a Editor’s Preface; Chapter 10 Authenticity and the Practice of Zen, John Crook;
