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Contemplative Practices in Action : ウィキペディア英語版 | Contemplative Practices in Action
''Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health'' is an interdisciplinary scholarly and scientific book. It examines the nature, function, and impact of meditation and other contemplative practices in several different religious traditions, both eastern and western, including methods for incorporating contemplative practice into education, healthcare, and other human services. Edited by Thomas G. Plante and with a foreword by Huston Smith, the book was published in the United States by Prager in 2010. The book reviews evidences for health effects and includes 14 chapters divided among three major parts that focus on well-defined systems of practice, traditions as storehouses of many alternative forms of practice, and applications. It has been reviewed in several professional journals, including ''PsycCRITIQUES,''〔 and the ''Journal of Psychosocial Research'',.〔 ==Topics covered== The book contains 14 chapters written by scholars in the health and behavioral sciences and religious studies. Chapter titles and authors are listed in the table (''below, at right''). Huston Smith's foreword describes the book as "ecumenically inclusive,"〔(Foreword, Smith )〕 "in line" with Smith's own work.〔Smith's foreword also described the book as conveying a "persuasive conviction that the world's religions house inexhaustible resources for transforming and augmenting the human spirit" (p. vii), and as reflecting in several chapters the influence of Eknath Easwaran, "a widely read and deeply respected teacher of meditation" (p. vii) who Smith met more than once.〕 The editor's introductory chapter notes an increasing usage of meditative practices in health and human service practice, along with an increasing evidence base. It also acknowledges "a number of books" available on contemplative practices, but expresses concern that "almost all (the existing books ) focus on one particular religious or spiritual tradition... Usually, they highlight the Eastern traditions and overlook the Western ones.".〔(Chapter 1, Plante, Raz, & Oman )〕The remaining 13 chapters are divided into three major parts, beginning with Part One, which examines well-defined ''systems'' of contemplative practice, such as Mindfulness-based stress reduction, Passage Meditation, and Centering Prayer. Part Two describes contemplative practices in Judaism, Islam (especially Sunni Islam), Yoga, and Zen, citing a growing empirical research literature that links better health to research on Yoga, Zen, and Islamic practice. Part Three emphasizes applications.
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