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Strävan efter den medvetna närvaron : En kvalitativ studie kring bruket av buddhistisk insiktsmeditation i ett sekulariserat samhälle / The quest for the mindful presence : A qualitative study on the practice of Buddhist insight meditation in a secular society

In this bachelor’s thesis I have focused on the question why people who live in secular societies use insight or vipassana meditation. The study is based on the rational choice theory developed by Rodney Stark. I have used an inductive qualitative method including e-mail interviews with practitioners of vipassana meditation. The study has shown why some people start the practice and how people’s expectations of vipassana meditation can differ in what they wanted from their practice. The study showed that practitioners and the society that surrounds them influenced each other. The study highlighted the way vipassana meditation was practiced on a secular basis.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-54352
Date January 2016
CreatorsHansson, Johanna
PublisherLinnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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