Sökning: "Alan Watts"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Alan Watts.

1. 1. Zenbuddhism i västvärlden : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av Alan Watts verk inom Zenbuddhismen

   Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Författare :Motaleb Ajobkhan; [2024]
   Nyckelord :Zen buddhism; East and West; Content analysis; Orientalism; Westernization; Mysticism;

   Sammanfattning : This study focuses on the portrayal of Zen buddhism according to the counterculture icon Alan Watts; to see how he distinguishes the relationship between east and west, what differences Zen has in its character compared to other schools of buddhism, and how Zen could be of use for the western world. To acquire relevant and important information the chosen method is therefore a qualitative content analysis to decode the content of two books. LÄS MER

3. 2. The Sound of the Rain Needs no Translation : Synen på samhället och den moderna människan hos Alan Watts

   Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för idéhistoria

   Författare :Erik Sjögren; [2014]
   Nyckelord :Alan Watts; happiness; social and cultural criticism; counter culture; beat; hippie; Alan Watts; lycka; kultur- och samhällskritik; motkultur; beat; hippie;

   Sammanfattning : In the 1940s, 50s and 60s the two youth movements of the beats and the hippies emerged in the United States. Disagreeing with the progressive positivism of the previous generations these youths were part of a counter culture that adhered to an ideal of living in the present. LÄS MER