| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 200 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Library of philosophy and religion |
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Library of philosophy and religion (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-198) and index. |
| Summary |
This introduction to the foundations of Buddhist psychology provides coverage of the basic concepts and issues in the psychology of Buddhism and thus it deals with the nature of psychological inquiry, concepts of mind, consciousness and behavior, motivation, emotions, perception, and the therapeutic structure of Buddhist psychology. For the fourth edition, a new chapter on "emotional intelligence" and its relationship with Buddhism has been added. |
| Contents |
Basic features of Buddhist psychology -- The psychology of cognition -- Motivation and emotions -- Personality -- Buddhist psychology and the West : an encounter between therapeutic systems -- Health and sickness in Buddhist perspective -- Mind-body relationship and Buddhist contextualism -- A holistic perspective on emotion theory and therapy in early Buddhism. |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- Psychology.
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| ISBN |
1403992452 paperback |
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9781403992451 paperback |
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0230003311 hardback |
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9780230003316 hardback |
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