Knowing Body, Moving Mind
Subtitle: Ritualizing and Learning at Two Buddhist Centers
By: Patricia Q. Campbell
Series: Oxford ritual studies
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780199793822; 9780199793815
Subjects: Meditation; Buddhism; Ritualization; Learning strategies; Psychology of Learning
Description: 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.
Notes: Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index.