An Integrated View of Health and Well-being Bridging Indian and Western Knowledge

An Integrated View of Health and Well-being Bridging Indian and Western Knowledge / edited by Antonio Morandi, A.N.Narayanan Nambi.

Concepts like Health and Well-being are not exclusive products of the Western culture. Research has widely demonstrated that the representation of the body and of its pathologies, as well as treatment and healing practices vary across cultures in relation to social norms and beliefs.The culture of I...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Morandi, Antonio (Editor), Nambi, A.N.Narayanan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, 5
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Positive psychology.
Quality of life.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Cross-cultural psychology.
Health psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Health and Well-Being in the Western Tradition
  • Chapter 1. Well-Being in the West: Hygeia Before and After the Demographic Transition; Corey L.M. Keyes
  • Chapter 2. The Psychosomatic View; Giovannni Fava
  • Part  II. Health and Well-Being in Indian Traditions
  • Chapter 3. The Perspectives on Reality in Indian Traditions and their Implications for Health and Well-Being; Kiran Kumar K. Salagame
  • Chapter 4. Concepts of Health and the Paradigm of Ayurveda; P. Ram Manohar
  • Chapter 5. The Determinants of Health and Well-Being; A.N. Narayanan Nambi
  • Chapter 6. The Role of Social Rituals in Well-Being; P.R. Krishnakumar
  • Chapter 7. Health and Well-Being in Indian Local Health Traditions; Unnikrishnan Payyapallimana
  • Part III. Bridging the Worlds
  • Chapter 8. Quantum Logic in Ayurveda; Rama Jayasundar
  • Chapter 9. The Psychological Roots of Health Promotion; Antonella Delle Fave
  • Chapter 10. The Emergence of Health in Complex Adaptive Systems: A Common Ground for Ayurveda and Western Science; Antonio Morandi and Antonella Delle Fave
  • Conclusions; joining Knowledge Traditions: Towards an Integrated Approach to Health and Well-Being; Antonio Morandi, A.N. Narayanan Nambi, and Antonella Delle Fave
  • Notes
  • Index.

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