JOURNAL ARTICLE

Spacious Minds: Trauma and Resilience in Tibetan Buddhism. Sara E. Lewis. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Xii & 252 pages.

  • Published In: Ethos (00912131), 2023, v. 51, n. 1. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Sociology Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Abeyasekera, Asha L. 3 of 3

Abstract

Through ethnographic fieldwork, Lewis discovers that the more critical question that must be asked first is: how do Tibetans explain human suffering? Herein lies one of the important contributions of the book: Lewis argues that Tibetans do not accept trauma as an analytical framework with which to make sense of their experiences of pain and loss. Lewis presents the Tibetan concept of a "spacious mind" as a radical alternative to "Western" - North American and Western European - biomedical and psychological discourses on trauma, suffering, healing, and recovery. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Ethos (00912131). 2023/03, Vol. 51, Issue 1, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0091-2131
  • DOI:10.1111/etho.12389
  • Accession Number:162842365
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