Self-loss in Indigenous and Cross-cultural Psychologies: Beyond Dichotomies?
Much confusion surrounds discussion of cultural and cross-cultural psychology with reference to a sympathetic understanding of indigenous psychologies. In this chapter I focus upon how the work of William James can be used in conjunction with the common core thesis in mysticism to explore how mystic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 28, Pages: 112-132 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion in Asien
B Cultural sciences B Religious sociology B Social sciences B China B Religionspsycholigie B Asien-Studien B Religionswissenschaften |
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| Summary: | Much confusion surrounds discussion of cultural and cross-cultural psychology with reference to a sympathetic understanding of indigenous psychologies. In this chapter I focus upon how the work of William James can be used in conjunction with the common core thesis in mysticism to explore how mysticism can be used to both substantiate a universal experience common in diverse Eastern and Western cultures yet expressed in experiences, beliefs, and values that respect and demand recognition of the unique expression of mysticism in various cultures and in the dynamic interaction between them. In order to explore this both conceptually and empirically I will divide this paper into three sections. First a distinction between cultural and cross-cultural psychology; second a discussion of why a return to William James might be useful. Finally, I will look at empirical American methods of measurement based psychology to indicate the limits of a cross-cultural psychology of self-loss that we have championed in light of indigenous cultural studies that show both the value and the limits of our previous work |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004348936_007 |