Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture

by Jeff Wilson

Book Overview

Thirty years ago, "mindfulness" was a Buddhist principle mostly obscure to the west. Today, it is a popular cure-all for Americans' daily problems. A massive and lucrative industry promotes mindfulness in every aspect of life, however mundane or unlikely: Americans of various faiths (or none at all) practice mindful eating, mindful sex, mindful parenting, mindfulness in the office, mindful sports, mindfulness-based stress relief and addiction recovery,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199827818
• ISBN13: 9780199827817
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"