Asian Contributions To Psychology [Hardcover]

This unprecendented volume assembles the writing of several Asian scholars who present distinctive contributions to psychology concerning the Asian continent, and the Philippines. Drawing freely from the Eastern intellectual traditions, this volume is organized around several themes: the distinctive characteristics of Asian societies; Asian contributions to psychology; and the need for relevant psychological research including indigenous modes of human behavior.

ANAND C. PARANJPE has been teaching psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Paranjpe is the author ofIn Search of Identity(Wiley, 1975) andTheoretical Psychology: The Meeting of East and West(Plenum, 1984).

DAVID Y.J. HO is Reader in the Department of Psychology at the Univeristy of Hong Kong. Dr. Ho is committed to the development of an Asian psychology with indigenous roots in the cultural heritage of Asia.

ROBERT W. RIEBER is a Professor of Psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the founder and editor of theJournal of Psycholinguistic Researchand ofAdvances in Forensic Psychology, an annual publication.

Introduction by Anand C. Paranjpe
Part I: Western Psychology From an Eastern Viewpoint, and Vice-Versa
Asian Psychology: A Dialogue on Indigenization and Beyond by David Y.F. Ho
Contemporary Interest in Classical Eastern Psychology by Eugene Taylor
Part II: Classical Contributions
Psychology of Transcendence: A Study in Early Buddhistic Psychology by K. Ramakrishna Rao
The Essential Insight: A Central Theme in the Philosophical Training of Mahayanist Monks by John Crook and Tashi Rabgyas
A Personality Theory According to Vedanta by Anand C. Paranjpe
On dealing with the Stream of Consciousness: A Comparison of Husserl and Yoga by Anand C. Paranjpe
Part III: Contemorary Contributions
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