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Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhism Meditation and American Culture
Jeff Wilson
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Description for Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhism Meditation and American Culture
Hardback. Jeff Wilson explores the diverse ways in which the Buddhist-derived practice of mindfulness meditation has been applied in American culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRE; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Over the past three decades, ''mindfulness'' has evolved from an Asian religious technique largely unknown in the west to a popular cure-all and a money-making industry. America has seen a rise in advocacy for and practice of mindful eating, mindful sex, mindful parenting, mindfulness at work, mindful sports, mindful divorce lawyers, mindfulness-based stress relief, and mindfulness-based addiction recovery. Mindfulness is being taught in the public schools, the hospitals, and now even in the military. In the first comprehensive study of this phenomenon, Jeff Wilson explores how mindfulness came to be applied to so many non-traditional concerns, how it ... Read more
Over the past three decades, ''mindfulness'' has evolved from an Asian religious technique largely unknown in the west to a popular cure-all and a money-making industry. America has seen a rise in advocacy for and practice of mindful eating, mindful sex, mindful parenting, mindfulness at work, mindful sports, mindful divorce lawyers, mindfulness-based stress relief, and mindfulness-based addiction recovery. Mindfulness is being taught in the public schools, the hospitals, and now even in the military. In the first comprehensive study of this phenomenon, Jeff Wilson explores how mindfulness came to be applied to so many non-traditional concerns, how it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
504g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199827817
SKU
V9780199827817
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99-20
About Jeff Wilson
Jeff Wilson is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies at Renison University College, Waterloo University.
Reviews for Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhism Meditation and American Culture
In this well-honed study, Jeff Wilson explores the mindfulness movement in the context of modern American religion and culture. As he does so, we are invited to reflect upon the multi-faceted phenomena of religious transformation, appropriation, and commodification of old world meditation techniques and new world realities. An engaging and enlightening read.
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