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The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology /

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology presents the most inclusive resource yet published on this topic - which seeks to benefit humanity by integrating ancient wisdom and modern knowledge. Features the work of more than fifty leading voices in the field, creating the most comprehe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Friedman, Harris L. (Editor ), Hartelius, Glenn (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Editors' Introduction: The Promise (and Some Perils) of Transpersonal Psychology; Part I Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology; 1 A Brand from the Burning: Defining Transpersonal Psychology; Defining the Field; Rebranding Transpersonal Psychology; A Psychology of Self-Expansiveness; A Whole-Person Psychology/Multi-disciplinary Orientation; A Psychology of Transformative Process; Rebranding the Field; Trends within Transpersonal Psychology; Study 1; Study 2; Study 3.
  • ConclusionNote; References; 2 Traditional Roots, History, and Evolution of the Transpersonal Perspective; The Transpersonal and Transpersonal Psychology; Origins of Transpersonal Psychology; Developments in Transpersonal Psychology; Perspectives in Transpersonal Psychology: An Historical Analysis; Three Vectors of Transpersonal Development; Towards an Integral Perspective; Challenges for Transpersonal Psychology; Notes; References; 3 The Calling to a Spiritual Psychology: Should Transpersonal Psychology Convert?; The Intertwining of Transpersonal Psychology and Spirituality.
  • What is a Spiritual Psychology?The Religious Conceptual Domain; The Spiritual Conceptual Domain; Defining the Spiritual in Non-Religious Ways; A Broader Version of Spirituality; The Value Added by the Term Transpersonal; Problems with Introducing the Term Spirituality within Psychology; Clarifying the Relationship between Spiritual and Transpersonal Psychology; Conclusion; References; 4 Criticisms of Transpersonal Psychology and Beyond-The Future of Transpersonal Psychology: A Science and Culture of Consciousness; A Historical Approach.
  • Spiritual Positivism of Transpersonal Psychology and the Problem of EpistemologyThe Problem of Objectivism; Inner Experience and the Problem of Epistemology; The Problem of Ontology; The Transpersonal Answer to the Challenge So Far; A Brief Sketch of a Viable Alternative; Four Roads into the Future; Towards a Science and a Culture of Consciousness; References; Part II Transpersonal Theory; 5 Revision and Re-Enchantment of Psychology: Legacy from Half a Century of Consciousness Research; 1 The Nature of Consciousness and Its Relationship to Matter; 2 Cartography of the Human Psyche.
  • 3 The Nature, Function, and Architecture of Emotional and Psychosomatic Disorders4 Effective Therapeutic Mechanisms; 5 Strategy of Psychotherapy and Self-Exploration; 6 The Role of Spirituality in Human Life; 7 The Importance of Archetypal Psychology and Transit Astrology; References; 6 Altered States of Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychology; Defining Key Terms; Consciousness; States of Consciousness and ASC; Altered States throughout History; Prehistory; Ancient Greece; Shamanism; Yoga and Meditation; Spirit and Diabolical Possession.