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Hindu worldview in the development of selfways: The “atman” as the real self
Author(s) -
Saraswathi T. S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.136
Subject(s) - hinduism , perspective (graphical) , self , psychology , subject (documents) , sociology , social psychology , philosophy , religious studies , art , library science , computer science , visual arts
This chapter examines the development of self from the Hindu perspective, which views the Atman or inner self as the real self, transcending the empirical self that is socially embedded and subject to change across the life span and with intercultural contact.