Object Relations, Buddhism, and Relationality in Womanist Practical Theology

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-06855-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 135 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 202 g

Reihe: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice

This book establishes how Buddhism in the Insight Meditation tradition supports “remarkable relational resilience” for women who are of African descent and same-sex loving, yet living in a society that often invalidates women, African-Americans, LGBTQ people, and non-Christians. Pamela Ayo Yetunde explores the psycho-sexual experiences of African-American Buddhist lesbians, and shows that their abilities to be in healthy relationships are made possible through their Buddhist practices and communities, even in the face of invisibilizing forces related to racial, gender, sexuality, and religious discrimination and oppression.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yetunde, Pamela Ayo

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Religionspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Andere und Moderne Christliche Glaubensgemeinschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Fragen von Sexualität, Geschlecht und Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What is Buddhism, and what is Buddhism in the Insight Meditation Community (IMC)?2. Womanism and the Absence of Explicit Black Buddhist Lesbian-Black Christian Straight Interdependence in Foundational Womanist Theological Scholarship3. The Spiritual Practices and Experiences of African-American Buddhist Lesbians in IMC4. Self, No Self, and the Paradoxes of Self and No Self Preservation5. African-American Women Buddhist Dharma Teachers and Writers on Self and No Self6. Object Relations in East and West – Self, No Self, The Abhidhamma, and W. R. D. Fairbairn7. Wholeness as Object Liberation – The Efficacy of Buddhist Lovingkindness Meditation8. Conclusions and Counseling Recommendations

Über Autor(innen)

Pamela Ayo Yetunde is Assistant Professor for Pastoral Care and Counseling and Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy program at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, USA.