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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484039703321

Autore

Schilling Christopher L. <1983->

Titolo

Zen Judaism : the case against a contemporary American phenomenon / / Christopher L. Schilling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-71506-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 pages)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

296.39

Soggetti

Zen Buddhism - Relations - Judaism

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.