Humanities & Social Sciences

The Psychology of Meditation

Varieties, Effects, Theories, and Perspectives

by Peter Sedlmeier

Description

All you need to know about the psychology of meditation:

  • Written by an expert in the field
  • Provides unique theories of meditation approaches
  • Explores traditional and Western approaches
  • Recommends how to improve future research
  • Explores new topics, e.g., negative effects

This volume provides state-­of-­the-­art answers to questions about the psychology of meditation, including: what is medi­tation, how does it work, and how can it best be researched? The author succinctly summarizes the benefcial effects of meditation, explores recently emerging topics such as nega­tive effects, provides theories of four main traditional medi­tation approaches, and gives a critical overview of Western approaches to explain the effects of meditation. In conclu­sion, recommendations are made on how to improve future meditation research.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Hogrefe Publishing
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9780889375765
  • Publication Country or regionGermany
  • Primary Price 38.95 EUR
  • Pages294
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleThe Psychology of Meditation
  • Copyright Year2022

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