Psychology
Discipline specific entry. Lists concepts and books relevant to those interested in the study of a spiritually sophisticated psychology
Notes
Modern psychology focused solely on the Physical Unit and in particular, the Bodily Ego and is bereft of any authentic and sophisticated incorporation of human spirituality. [1]
Decolonization
Sotillos points out the arrogance, disarray, impotence, impoverished, spiritually vacuous nature of modern colonial psychology. "The seemingly endless therapies found in modern psychology today are, in essence, by-products of this truncated discipline, which has shown itself unable to provide integrated modes of healing. " Sufi psychology could then be defined as 'the science of the transformations undergone by the spirit in its journey to God." [2]
He notes "A true postcolonial psychology or rather perennial psychology (see Bendeck Sotillos 2013a) would be grounded in an authentic metaphysical framework that reflects the diverse religious and spiritual traditions of humanity."[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Chittick, William C., and Rumi. The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi. Rumi SUNY Series in Islam. New York: SUNY Press, 1983.
- ↑ Sotillos, Samuel Bendeck. “The Decolonization of Psychology or the Science of the Soul.” Spirituality Studies 7, no. 2 (2021): 18–37. p. 22.
- ↑ Sotillos, Samuel Bendeck. “The Decolonization of Psychology or the Science of the Soul.” Spirituality Studies 7, no. 2 (2021): 18–37. p. 21.
