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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 869-877 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 1932-4502 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2024 |
Bibliographical note
© 2024. The Author(s).Keywords
- Buddhist modernity
- Context-sensitivity
- De-parochialism
- Mindfulness