| Description |
1 online resource (x, 238 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford ritual studies series |
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Oxford ritual studies.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Note on Buddhist Terms and Diacritical Marks -- Introduction -- “Western� Buddhism -- The R Words -- Performance and Embodiment -- Learning Theory -- Religion and Spirituality -- Settings and Characters -- 1 Friends of the Heart and Chandrakirti Centre: Meditation in Toronto -- Friends of the Heart -- Chandrakirti Centre -- Outreach -- 2 Discovery Stories -- Gerald -- Tanit -- Carol -- Alan -- Diane -- John -- Why Take a Meditation Class? -- 3 Meditation Classes, Rites, and Ritual -- Rites of Entry -- Opening Prayer |
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MeditationTalks or Lectures -- Group Discussion and Socializing -- Closing Rites -- Ritual and Introductory Meditation Classes -- Ritualization and Ritualizing -- Performance Theory and Restoration of Behavior -- Conclusion -- 4 Beyond Knowledge -- Bloom�s Taxonomy -- Cognitive Learning -- Affective Learning -- Psychomotor Learning -- A Fourth Domain? -- “Practice� as Changing Behavior -- Conclusion -- 5 The Ritualizing Body-Mind -- Ritualizing and Decorum -- Prostrations -- Learning, Experimentation, and Invariance |
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Cognitive Learning and RitualizingRitualizing and Meditation -- Meditation and Embodied Knowing -- Conclusion -- 6 Learning is Change -- Newcomers, Learning, and Change -- Teachers� Objectives -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Student Interview Participants by Name -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Learning, Psychology of.
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Ritualization.
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Learning strategies -- Ontario -- Toronto
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Meditation -- Buddhism.
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General.
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Learning strategies.
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Meditation -- Buddhism.
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Ritualization.
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Ontario -- Toronto.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199793945 |
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0199793948 |
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