LEADER 04133nam 22006135 450 001 9911018667503321 005 20250729130430.0 010 $a9783031985577 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-98557-7 035 $a(CKB)39767169000041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32250678 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32250678 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-98557-7 035 $a(OCoLC)1532831162 035 $a(EXLCZ)9939767169000041 100 $a20250729d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRelating Ontological Truth in the Upanishads to Sleep, Dreaming and Schizophrenia Spectrum Models $eAn Interdisciplinary Study /$fby Edward Miller 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (108 pages) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in Religious Studies,$x2510-5043 311 08$a9783031985560 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Upanishads -- Chapter 3. Linking the Upanishads to Freud. - Chapter 4. Bion and Dreaming -- Chapter 5. Mind, Brain and Self(s) -- Chapter 6. The Evolution of Sleep and Dreaming -- Chapter 7. The Function of Sleep and Dreaming -- Chapter 8. Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorders -- Chapter 9. Relating Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorders to Sleep and/or Dreaming Models -- Chapter 10. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book explores the potential relevance of the Upanishads, a corpus of ancient Eastern apophatic texts, to contemporary Western theories of consciousness and psychopathology, particularly in relation to psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Beginning with an analysis of Upanishadic thought and its historical influence in Europe, this work bridges the gap between ancient wisdom and modern scientific inquiry. It examines the dream theories of psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion in relation to Upanishadic conceptions of the Self, followed by an exploration of contemporary neuroscientific perspectives on selfhood. Further, it delves into the evolution and function of sleep and dreaming in Homo sapiens, proposing a novel heuristic: that schizophrenia-spectrum disorders may be developmentally linked to alterations in the sleep and dreaming systems of the human mind-brain. Offering a unique interdisciplinary synthesis, this text will appeal to scholars and students of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and religious studies, as well as those interested in the intersections of ancient meditative traditions and modern scientific paradigms. Edward Miller is a medical doctor and senior child and adolescent psychiatry registrar who is a member of both the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is currently based in Auckland, New Zealand, and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer with the University of Auckland. Aside from his clinical work with children, young people and their families, he has an interest in mind brain science, neurophilosophy and philosophy of mind, spirituality, and mental health research. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Religious Studies,$x2510-5043 606 $aReligion and science 606 $aCognitive science 606 $aPsychology and religion 606 $aIndia$xReligion 606 $aCognitive Science of Religion 606 $aPsychology of Religion and Spirituality 606 $aIndian Religions 615 0$aReligion and science. 615 0$aCognitive science. 615 0$aPsychology and religion. 615 0$aIndia$xReligion. 615 14$aCognitive Science of Religion. 615 24$aPsychology of Religion and Spirituality. 615 24$aIndian Religions. 676 $a306.6 676 $a153 700 $aMiller$b Edward$02716 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911018667503321 996 $aRelating Ontological Truth in the Upanishads to Sleep, Dreaming and Schizophrenia Spectrum Models$94414965 997 $aUNINA