by Adam Burke (Editor), David Forbes (Editor), David Forbes (Editor), Adam Burke (Editor), Ronald E. Purser (Editor)
This handbook explores mindfulness philosophy and practice as it functions in today's socioeconomic, cultural, and political landscape. Chapters discuss the many ways in which classic concepts and practices of mindfulness clash, converge, and influence modern theories and methods, and vice versa. Experts across many disciplines address the secularization and commercialization of Buddhist concepts, the medicalizing of mindfulness in therapies, and progressive uses of mindfulness in education. The book addresses the rise of the, mindfulness movement , and the core concerns behind the critiques of the growing popularity of mindfulness. It covers a range of dichotomies, such as traditional versus modern, religious versus secular, and commodification versus critical thought and probes beyond the East/West binary to larger questions of economics, philosophy, ethics, and, ultimately, meaning.
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Format: Paperback
Pages: 556
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
Publisher: Springer
Published: 20 Oct 2017
ISBN 10: 3319689185
ISBN 13: 9783319689180