Relating Ontological Truth in the Upanishads to Sleep, Dreaming and Schizophrenia Spectrum Models

An Interdisciplinary Study

AvEdward Miller

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies

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Beskrivning

This book explores the potential relevance of the Upanishads, a corpus of ancient Eastern apophatic texts, to contemporary Western theories of consciousness and psychopathology, particularly in relation to psychoanalysis, neuroscience, and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-29
Mått:155 x 235 x 5 mm
Vikt:125 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies
Antal sidor:57
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031985560

Utforska kategorier

Psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Edward Miller is a medical doctor and senior child and adolescent psychiatry registrar who is a member of both the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is currently based in Auckland, New Zealand, and is an Honorary Clinical Lecturer with the University of Auckland. Aside from his clinical work with children, young people and their families, he has an interest in mind brain science, neurophilosophy and philosophy of mind, spirituality, and mental health research.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Upanishads.- Chapter 3. Linking the Upanishads to Freud. - Chapter 4. Bion and Dreaming.- Chapter 5. Mind, Brain and Self(s) .- Chapter 6. The Evolution of Sleep and Dreaming.- Chapter 7. The Function of Sleep and Dreaming.- Chapter 8. Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorders.- Chapter 9. Relating Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorders to Sleep and/or Dreaming Models.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.