The Psychology of Emotions and Humour in Buddhism

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: de Silva, Padmasiri (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Emotions.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Buddhism.; Philosophy, Asian.; Psychology, Applied.; Emotion.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Non-Western Philosophy.; Applied Psychology.

This book examines the psychological dimensions of emotions and humour in Buddhism. While there is a wealth of material concerning human emotions related to humour and the mindful management of negative emotions, very little has been written on the theory of Buddhist humour. Uniting both Buddhist an...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface; Deegalle Mahinda
• Author's Preface
• Chapter 1. Mindful Emotions
• Chapter 2. The Emotion of Anger
• Chapter 3. Greed, the Acquisitive Drive and Sensuality
• Chapter 4. A Buddhist Perspective on Contemporary Social Pathology
• Chapter 5. The Buddha's Technique of Teaching and the Use of Parables and Similes
• Chapter 6. Conceit and Pride
• Chapter 7. The Deep Philosophy within Zen Humour
• Chapter 8. The 'Comic' in Kierkegaard's Three Stages in Life and Their Parallels in Buddhism
• Chapter 9. Theories of Humour
• Chapter 10. Buddhist Perspectives on Fear
• Chapter 11. Emotional Integrity and Resilience.