Record Nr.

UNINA9910484039703321

Autore

Schilling Christopher L. <1983->

Titolo

Zen Judaism : The Case Against a Contemporary American Phenomenon / / by Christopher L. Schilling

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030715069

303071506X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 pages)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

296.39

296.09730905

Soggetti

Judaism and culture

Psychology and religion

Jewish Cultural Studies

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Case Against Jewish Mindfulness Meditation -- Introduction -- Mindfulness Practice in American Jewish Life -- "Jewish Mindfulness"51 -- Can Mindfulness Enhance Jewish Life? -- A "Cult of Death"101 -- An Outbreak of Peace?117 -- Positive Studies on Mindfulness -- Studies Demonstrating Negative Consequences of Practicing Mindfulness -- Psychotherapeutic Problems with Mindfulness -- Mindfulness in a Culture of Narcissism -- Mindfulness in a "Do You" Culture -- Mindfulness in an Epidemic of Loneliness -- Are Mindfulness Communities Any Better? -- A Social Critique on Mindfulness -- About Everything -- Chapter 2: The Case Against Psychedelic Judaism -- Introduction -- Psychedelic Experiences -- Psychedelics as Therapy -- Psychedelics and Religion -- Psychedelics Seen as a Tool to Practice Judaism -- Psychedelics Seen as a Danger to Judaism -- Psychedelics Seen as the Root of Judaism -- The Use of Psychedelics Among Modern Jews -- Conclusion -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Contemporary Judaism is transforming, especially in America, from a

community experience to more of a do-it-yourself religion focused on the individual self. In this book Christopher L. Schilling offers a critique of this transformation. Schilling discusses problematic aspects of Jewish mindfulness meditation, and the relationship between Judaism and psychedelics, proceeding to explore the science behind these developments and the implications they have for Judaism.