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Author:   Peter J. Columbus ,  Donadrian L. Rice
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
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9781438441993

ISBN 10:   1438441991
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   01 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction: A New Look at Alan Watts Peter J. Columbus and Donadrian L. Rice 1. Alan Watts' Anticipation of Four Major Debates in the Psychology of Religion Ralph W. Hood Jr. 2. Alan Watts: The Immediate Magic of God Alan Keightley 3. Phenomenological Exegeses of Alan Watts: Transcendental and Hermeneutic Strategies Peter J. Columbus 4. The Psychedelic Adventures of Alan Watts Stanley Krippner 5. From the Joyous Cosmology to the Watercourse Way: An Appreciation of Alan Watts Ralph Metzner 6. Alan Watts and the Neuroscience of Transcendence Donadrian L. Rice 7. Listening to the Rain: Embodied Awareness in Watts Michael C. Brannigan 8. Alan Watts on Nature, Gender, and Sexuality: A Contemporary View Miriam L. Levering 9. Contributions and Conundrums in the Psychospiritual Transformation of Alan Watts Alan Pope 10. Buddhist Wisdom in the West: A 50-year Perspective on the Contributions of Alan Watts Kaisa Puhakka 11. Watercourse Way: Still Flowing with Alan Watts Chungliang Al Huang List of Contributors Index

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""This volume, designed to rigorously reevaluate Watts in light of ensuing scholarship, is a nourishing addition to the small literature on this complex and enormously influential individual."" - PsycCRITIQUES ""Columbus and Rice have put together a volume that is well conceived, well written, well edited, and accessible to undergraduates as well as scholars."" - CHOICE ""Watts was a stunningly brilliant writer-far better than almost anyone writing then or now; he clearly had grasped 'the essence of Zen.' Every essay in this book throws new light on the relevance of his ideas for today, and the ones written by those who are also historical figures in the circles Watts moved in and wrote out of offer fascinating historical tidbits. I enthusiastically recommend this book."" - Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion

This volume, designed to rigorously reevaluate Watts in light of ensuing scholarship, is a nourishing addition to the small literature on this complex and enormously influential individual. - PsycCRITIQUES Columbus and Rice have put together a volume that is well conceived, well written, well edited, and accessible to undergraduates as well as scholars. - CHOICE Watts was a stunningly brilliant writer-far better than almost anyone writing then or now; he clearly had grasped 'the essence of Zen.' Every essay in this book throws new light on the relevance of his ideas for today, and the ones written by those who are also historical figures in the circles Watts moved in and wrote out of offer fascinating historical tidbits. I enthusiastically recommend this book. - Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion

Author Information

Peter J. Columbus is Administrator of the Shantigar Foundation in Rowe, Massachusetts. Donadrian L. Rice is Professor of Psychology at the University of West Georgia. They are also the coeditors of Psychology of the Martial Arts.

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