Awakening and Insight: Zen Buddhism and Psychotherapy
Thursday 29th May 2003
by Polly Young-Eisendrath (Editor), Shoji Muramoto (Editor)
 Paperback: 272 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 9.00 x 6.00
Publisher: Brunner-Routledge; (June 2002)
ISBN: 0415217946
Other Editions: Hardcover
The intersection of East and West is a vital one on many
levels. The efforts to integrate Buddhism and its therapeutic ancestors to the
Western ideas of Jungian Psychology have been particularly fruitful. Taking
Japanese Zen-Buddhism as its starting point, Awakening and Insight is a
collection of critiques and histories of Buddhism from a psychological
perspective. Based on accounts of the Buddhism and Depth Psychology conference
that took place in Kyoto in 1999, this volume serves to unite the cousins of
Eastern religion and Western thought. Featuring a new translation of the
historic conversation between Schinichi Hisamatsu and Carl Jung which took place
in 1958, Awakening and Insight will be of great interest to anyone interested in
Psychology and Buddhism.
Synopsis Since the 1990s, many efforts have been made to integrate Buddhism and
its therapeutic ancestors in the West, particularly Jungian psychology. Taking
Japanese Zen-Buddhism as its starting point, Awakening and Insight is a
collection of critiques and histories of Buddhism. It is based on accounts of
the Buddhism and Depth Psychology conference that took place in Kyoto in 1999,
expanded by additional papers and commentary, and includes: New perspectives on
Buddhism and Psychology, East and West;...
Cet ouvrage est recommandé par Jean-Pierre SCHNETZLER.
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