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Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 3/2019

01-06-2019 | Guest Editorial

Introduction to Special Section of Journal of Religion and Health, ‘Mental Health, The Mind and Consciousness: Tibetan and Western Approaches’

Authors: Geoffrey Samuel, Susannah Deane

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2019

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This special section of the Journal of Religion and Health derives from a workshop held in July 2017 at the Centro Incontri Umani, Ascona, Switzerland. Ascona is by the side of Lago Maggiore, close to the Italian border, and the Centro is set in a beautiful garden overlooking the lake (Fig. 1). It is a small private anthropological research centre which was set up some years ago by Angela Hobart in her family home in Ascona, Switzerland, in memory of her parents. It hosts visiting scholars, and holds conferences, workshops, and other activities. …
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Metadata
Title
Introduction to Special Section of Journal of Religion and Health, ‘Mental Health, The Mind and Consciousness: Tibetan and Western Approaches’
Authors
Geoffrey Samuel
Susannah Deane
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00795-w

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