Rituals and practices in world religions : cross-cultural scholarship to inform research and clinical contexts /: cross-cultural scholarship to inform research and clinical contexts. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Bryce Yaden, Yukun Zhao, Kaiping Peng, Andrew B. Newberg, editors.
• Editors: Yaden, David Bryce; Zhao, Yukun; Peng, Kaiping; Newberg, Andrew B, 1966-
• Contents: Intro -- Foreword -- Editors' Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Psychology, Religious Studies and Theology: An Unrealized Conversation? -- 1 Two Harvard Luminaries and their Oblique Appreciation of Freud -- 2 Freud Obliquely Considered -- 3 Folk Psychology, Weird Psychology, and Religious Studies -- 4 Indigenous Psychologies and the Issue of Universalism: Transcendence -- References -- The Psychology of Religious Rituals and Practices -- 1 Historical Approaches -- 2 Contemporary Approaches -- 3 Psychological Methods of Measuring Rituals and Practices 4 Psychological Research Findings on Ritual and Practices -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Neuroscientific Approaches Toward Understanding Rituals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Measurement and Definition in the Study of Rituals -- 2.1 Subjective Measures -- 2.2 Objective Measures of Spirituality -- 3 Study Design and Analysis -- 3.1 The Neurophysiology of Rituals and Practices -- 3.2 Altering Spiritual Rituals and Practices -- 3.3 Rituals and Practices that Incorporate Psychoactive Substances -- 3.4 Spiritual Experiential Development -- 3.5 Physical and Psychological Therapeutic Effects of Rituals 4 The Study of Specific Types of Rituals -- 4.1 Lifestyle Rituals -- 4.2 Lifespan Rituals -- 4.3 Group Rituals -- 4.4 Individual Practices -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Hinduism -- 1 Introduction to Hinduism -- 2 Group Rituals -- 2.1 Bathing in the Ganges During Kumbh Mela -- 2.1.1 Bathing in the Ganges Reflections -- 2.2 Ganesh Chaturthi -- 2.2.1 Ganesh Chaturthi Reflections -- 2.3 Raksha Bandhan, Brother and Sister Day -- 2.3.1 Raksha Bandhan Reflections -- 3 Individual Rituals -- 3.1 Namaskar -- 3.1.1 Namaskar Reflections -- 3.2 Puja -- 3.2.1 Puja Reflections -- 3.3 Kolam 3.3.1 Kolam Reflections -- 4 Conclusion -- Bibliography and Resources -- Buddhism -- 1 Introduction to Buddhism -- 2 Group Rituals -- 2.1 The Ceremony of Taking Refuge -- 2.1.1 Reflections on the Ritual of Taking Refuge -- 2.2 The Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony -- 2.2.1 Reflections on the Ritual of the Bodhisattva Vow -- 2.3 Group Meditation Retreats -- 3 Individual Practices -- 3.1 Mindfulness Meditation Practice -- 3.1.1 Reflections on Mindfulness Meditation -- 3.2 Contemplation Practice -- 3.2.1 Reflections on the Practice of Contemplative Meditation -- 3.3 Practice of Sending and Taking (Tonglen) 3.3.1 Reflections on Tong Len Practice -- 3.4 Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography and Resources -- Jainism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lifestyle -- 3 Life Cycle Rituals -- 4 Group Rituals -- 4.1 Public Devotion, Vows & Forgiveness: Group Rituals during the King of Festivals -- 4.2 Individual Practices -- 4.3 Pratikraman: Practice of Introspection. -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Confucianism -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Major Belief -- 1.2 The History of Confucianism -- 2 Group Rituals -- 2.1 Ancestor Worship -- 2.2 Respect For Teachers -- 2.3 Obey Etiquettes -- 3 Individual Practice Methods
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages), some illustrations
• Subjects: 200; Religion; Religion; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030279530; 3030279537
• Related ISBNs: 9783030279523
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2020).
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