| An Antidote to Violence: Evaluating the Evidence Contributor(s): Spivack, Barry (Author), Saunders, Patricia Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1789042585 ISBN-13: 9781789042580 Publisher: Changemakers Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Violence In Society - Body, Mind & Spirit | Mindfulness & Meditation - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| LCCN: 2019937328 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's widely accepted that Transcendental Meditation (TM) can create peace for the individual, but can it create peace in society as a whole? And if it can, what could possibly be the mechanism? In An Antidote to Violence Barry Spivack and Patricia Anne Saunders examine the peer-reviewed research and suggest that TM can influence the collective consciousness of a society which leads to a decrease in negative social trends, such as a decline in war fatalities, and to an increase in cooperation between nations. Weaving together psychology, sociology, philosophy, statistics, politics, physics and meditation, An Antidote to Violence provides evidence that we have the knowledge to reduce all kinds of violence in society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saunders, Patricia Anne: - Patricia Saunders studied music before training as a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique. She is now a Ph.D. researcher in the department of Maharishi Vedic Science at Maharishi University of Management, researching into consciousness and Vedic sound from the perspective of the Vedic tradition of knowledge. She lives in Fairfield, Iowa, USA.Spivack, Barry: - Barry Spivack studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University before training as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation. He teaches Transcendental Meditation in Essex, mainly in schools, companies and with patients in the UK National Health Service. Barry lives in Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. |