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Mindful America : meditation and the mutual transformation of Buddhism and American culture /

Thirty years ago, 'mindfulness' was a Buddhist principle mostly obscure to the West. Today, it is a popular cure-all for Americans' daily problems. The rise of mindfulness in America, Wilson argues, is a perfect example of how Buddhism enters new cultures and is domesticated: in each...

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Main Author: Wilson, Jeff (Jeff Townsend) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Buddhism > United States.
Awareness > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Awareness.
Awareness
Bouddhisme > États-Unis.
Prise de conscience > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Prise de conscience.
Awareness > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Buddhism
United States
Achtsamkeit
Buddhismus
Kultur
Meditation
USA
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