Knowing body, moving mind : ritualizing and learning at two Buddhist centers / Patricia Q. Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Patricia Q.

Series:

Oxford ritual studies.

Oxford ritual studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Ritualization.

Learning strategies--Ontario--Toronto.

Learning strategies.

Meditation--Buddhism.

Meditation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Knowing Body, Moving Mind investigates ritualizing and learning in introductory meditation classes at two Buddhist centers in Toronto, Canada. Inspired by theories that suggest that rituals impart new knowledge or understanding, Patricia Campbell examines how introductory meditation students learn through formal Buddhist practice.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Note on Buddhist Terms and Diacritical Marks; Introduction; "Western" Buddhism; The R Words; Performance and Embodiment; Learning Theory; Religion and Spirituality; Settings and Characters; 1 Friends of the Heart and Chandrakirti Centre: Meditation in Toronto; Friends of the Heart; Chandrakirti Centre; Outreach; 2 Discovery Stories; Gerald; Tanit; Carol; Alan; Diane; John; Why Take a Meditation Class?; 3 Meditation Classes, Rites, and Ritual; Rites of Entry; Opening Prayer; Meditation; Talks or Lectures; Group Discussion and Socializing; Closing Rites

Ritual and Introductory Meditation ClassesRitualization and Ritualizing; Performance Theory and Restoration of Behavior; Conclusion; 4 Beyond Knowledge; Bloom's Taxonomy; Cognitive Learning; Affective Learning; Psychomotor Learning; A Fourth Domain?; "Practice" as Changing Behavior; Conclusion; 5 The Ritualizing Body-Mind; Ritualizing and Decorum; Prostrations; Learning, Experimentation, and Invariance; Cognitive Learning and Ritualizing; Ritualizing and Meditation; Meditation and Embodied Knowing; Conclusion; 6 Learning is Change; Newcomers, Learning, and Change; Teachers' Objectives

ConclusionAppendix: Student Interview Participants by Name; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-979381-6

1-283-23564-1

9786613235640

0-19-979394-8

OCLC:

922970633