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| Lao Buddhism, Mental Health, and Contemporary Implications | ||
| 作者 | Westermeyer, Joseph |
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| 出處題名 | Journal of Religion & Health |
| 卷期 | v.12 n.2 |
| 出版日期 | 1973.04 |
| 頁次 | 181 - 188 |
| 出版者 | Springer Science & Business Media B.V. |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.springer.com/gp/ |
| 出版地 | Dordrecht, the Netherlands [多德雷赫特, 荷蘭] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | 300 Joseph Westermeyer, Psychiatry University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA |
| 關鍵詞 | Buddhism--Laos; Mental Health and Religion |
| 摘要 | In the absence of mental health workers, the people of Laos effectively support one another through crises and role changes. They accomplish this by employing social institutions and traditions that have been present in their culture from antiquity. Central to these traditional social resources are religious ritual (especially thebaci), community “elders”, and homecentered religious activities involving the extended family, neighbors, and friends. We in the Western world can learn from Lao Buddhism. As mental health workers have displaced religious leaders, our standards for behavior have moved from “what is right” toward “what is done”. Life-change events have increased in our lives, butrites de passage have atrophied. At times of crisis, neighbors, relatives, friends, and clergy often fail to lend support when it is most needed. Religion can and should contribute to the mental health of a people. It cannot accomplish this by larger churches, more elaborate theology, or an isolated clergy. Instead, simple home-centered ritual, conducted by leaders whom participants know and with whom they can identify, should be adapted to the crises and role shifts in our lives today. |
| 目次 | Introduction 181 Lao Buddhism as a mental health resource 182 Clergy and elders. 182 Church and home. 183 Ceremonies and rituals. 183 Crisis, role change, and mental health 184 Crisis. 184 Life change. 185 Early therapeutic intervention. 185 Religion and mental health. 185 Contemporary implications 186 Summary 187 References 187 |
| ISSN | 00224197 (P); 15736571 (E) |
| 點閱次數 | 102 |
| 建檔日期 | 1998.04.28 |
| 更新日期 | 2019.11.14 |
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