Contemplative Democracy: Politics, Practice, and Pedagogy

by Shannon L. Mariotti

Contemplative practices are increasingly mainstream in the United States. From meditation, mindfulness, and yoga, to writing, walking, and gardening, contemplative practices aim to cultivate embodied awareness, attunement, and attention. What is the political value of the attentional ecologies created by the "Mindfulness Revolution"? In Contemplative Democracy, Shannon L. Mariotti explores how contemplative practices represent a form of world-building...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197795587
• ISBN13: 9780197795583
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages