Knowing body, moving mind ritualizing and learning at two Buddhist centers

Knowing Body, Moving Mind investigates ritualizing and learning in introductory meditation classes at two Buddhist centers in Toronto, Canada. Inspired by theories that suggest that rituals impart new knowledge or understanding, Patricia Campbell examines how introductory meditation students learn t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Patricia Q.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
Series:Oxford ritual studies series / Oxford ritual studies series
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Knowing Body, Moving Mind investigates ritualizing and learning in introductory meditation classes at two Buddhist centers in Toronto, Canada. Inspired by theories that suggest that rituals impart new knowledge or understanding, Patricia Campbell examines how introductory meditation students learn through formal Buddhist practice
Physical Description:xi, 238 p.
ISBN:9780199914531