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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
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Series:Oxford ritual studies.
Subjects:
Learning, Psychology of.
Ritualization.
Learning strategies > Ontario > Toronto.
Meditation > Buddhism.
Psychologie de l'apprentissage.
Ritualisation.
Stratégies d'apprentissage > Ontario > Toronto.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Learning, Psychology of
Learning strategies
Meditation > Buddhism
Ritualization
Ontario > Toronto
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2009.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 238 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199793945
0199793948
9780199914531
0199914532
1283235641
9781283235648
9786613235640
6613235644