Gordon-Finlayson, A. (2012) “I’m not a Buddhist,” said the Buddhist: identity, religious change and religious orientation. Paper presented to: British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section 16th Annual Conference, Cober Hill, Scarborough, 28-30 Sept 2012. (Unpublished)
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Abstract: | The notion of “being Buddhist” is shown as problematic, even for very committed long-term practitioners within traditional Buddhist meditation lineages. Given this, it is not surprising that the process of “becoming Buddhist” is also not well understood. I set out the findings of my doctoral research into this problem, focusing on two aspects: Firstly, I outline the development of a comprehensive model of becoming Buddhist that includes both processual and contextual elements of identity change, and secondly I present a framework for being Buddhist based on Buddhists’ own identity statements. This model can help account for some of the complexities around who ‘counts’ as a Buddhist according to social taxonomers as well as shed some light on how Buddhists talk about identity, which has specific resonances and difficulties in Buddhist thought |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Buddhism, religious conversion, religious change, Western Buddhism, identity, psychology of religion |
| Subjects: |
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BQ Buddhism B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF204.7 Transpersonal psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion > BL51 Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects |
| Creators: | Gordon-Finlayson, Alasdair |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for the Study of Anomalous Psychological Processes University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences |
| Date: | September 2012 |
| Date Type: | Presentation |
| Event Title: | British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section 16th Annual Conference |
| Event Dates: | 28-30 Sept 2012 |
| Event Location: | Cober Hill, Scarborough |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5574 |
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