Mindfulness, Buddhist Modernity and Cultural Psychology.
Integr Psychol Behav Sci June 6, 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s12124-024-09852-w (opens in new tab) via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractMindfulness has been decoupled from its religious origins and appropriated in various Western contexts. Using Fircks as a starting point, the article discusses how cultural psychology should handle the historicity of such phenomena, suggesting two reminders: understanding phenomena through context-sensibility while being aware of disciplinary parochialism.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 2 |
| Key finding | Argues that understanding mindfulness requires tracing its historical decoupling from religious roots and its Western appropriation, and that cultural psychology should approach phenomena with context-sensibility and awareness of disciplinary parochialism. |
Abstract
I will in this article use Fircks as a point of departure for trying to understand the complexities involved in the use of the concept of mindfulness. As will be seen, mindfulness can be traced to a decoupling from a religious background and subsequent appropriation within several Western contexts. This will then be used for a discussion of how to deal with the historicity of the phenomena studied within cultural psychology. Here two reminders will be suggested, namely understanding phenomena through a context-sensibility and at the same time being aware of any disciplinary parochialism.