Tuesday, October 5, 2010

New Arrival : Foundations of Indian Psychology

Foundations of Indian Psychology (in two volumes)
edited by: Matthijs Cornelissen, Girishwar Misra, & Suneet Varma
published by: Longman, Pearson Education, New Delhi
Volume I is available now;Volume II is scheduled to come out by the end of October.

Volume 1: Concepts and Theories
Karan Singh
Preface
Editors
Introduction
Aster Patel
The psychological perspectives of our times... Three shifts of a rhythm

Section 1: The social and philosophical context
1
K. Ramakrishna Rao
Indian psychology: Implications and applications
2
Ajit K. Dalal
A journey back to the roots: Psychology in India
3
R. L. Kashyap
Psychological ideas in the Vedas and their relevance to contemporary psychology
4
Vladimir Iatsenko
On the Vedic symbolism in the light of Sri Aurobindo
5
Kundan Singh
Beyond mind: The future of psychology as a science
6
John Pickering
Indian psychological thought in the age of globalization

Section 2: Self and personality
7
Kiran Kumar K. Salagame
Ego and ahaṁkāra: Self and identity in modern psychology and Indian thought
8
Priya Ananda & Ajith Prasad
Models of personality in Buddhist psychology
9
Suneet Varma
Integral Psychology: A new science of self, personality and psychology
10
Brant Cortright
An integral approach to our psychic centre
11
Bahman A. K. Shirazi
The Sufi path of self-transformation
12
Shivantika Sharad
Being an authentic self: Some insights from the lives of Sri Aurobindo and Mahatma Gandhi

Section 3: Pathways to knowledge
13
Peter Sedlmeier
Indian psychology and the scientific method
14
William Braud
Integrating yoga epistemology and ontology into an expanded integral approach to research
15
Girishwar Misra
Knowing in the Indian tradition
16
R. M. Matthijs Cornelissen
What is knowledge? A reflection based on the work of Sri Aurobindo
17
S. R. Bhatt
The noetic process (citta vṛthi): A Therāvāda Buddhist view

Section 4: Affect, motivation and creativity
18
Girishwar Misra
Psychology of emotions: Some cultural perspectives
19
Sunil D. Gaur
Why am I here? Implications of self and identity for conceptualizing motivation
20
Anand C. Paranjpe
The principles and practice of karma yoga in the writings and life of B. G. Tilak
21
Kavita A. Sharma
From dejection to action: A narrative analysis of the transformation of Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira
22
Minati Panda
Cultural construction of creativity: Dualism and beyond
Glossary of words of Sanskrit or Pali origin
The contributors
Index

Volume 2: Practical Applications
Karan Singh
Preface
Editors
Introduction
Aster Patel
The psychological perspectives of our times... Three shifts of a rhythm

Section 1: Health and healing
1
Kapil Kapoor
Philosophy of healing in Indian medicine
2
R. L. Bijlan
Integral psychology: More than a tool for health and happiness
3
Ajit K. Dalal
Folk wisdom and traditional healing practices: Some lessons for modern psychotherapies
4
Alok Pandey
Psychotherapy and Indian thought
5
Michael Miovic
Psychotherapy and Integral Yoga Psychology
6
K. M. Tripathi
Concept and scope of pratyāhāra in management of mental health

Section 2: Education
7
Neeltje Huppes
Integral education: An application of Indian psychology
8
P. Ram Manohar
The blending of healing and pedagogy in Āyurveda
9
Bharati Baveja
Situating teacher education in the Indian context: A paradigm shift
10
Vinita Kaushik Kapur
Krishnamurti and value education
11
Anjum Sibia
Education for life: The Mirambika experience

Section 3: Social issues
12
Anand Prakash
Exploring the images used for the individual-organization interface: Experiences and reflections
13
Kumar Ravi Priya
Broadening of consciousness: A healing process among the survivors of the Kachchh earthquake
14
R. S. Pirta
Resolution of social conflicts: An Indian model
15
Anjali Singh
Lālan-pālan: A psycho-spiritual experience for the Indian mother
16
P. Kapur & G. Misra
Being human the Sikh way: Some psychological reflections
17
Kittu Reddy
Organizational transformation through consciousness-centred training: A case study from the Indian Army
Glossary of words of Sanskrit or Pali origin
The contributors
Index