Ville Husgafvel
Biographic Data
| ID | 329757 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ville Husgafvel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ville |
| FAMILY NAME | Husgafvel |
| SIGNATURE | HUSGAFVEL V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4958-3940 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Explicit Authority and Implicit Dharma
Religion and Spirituality as Sites of Learning
Learning penetrates religion in many ways. Primary religious socialisation - sometimes referred to as religious nurture - is the process by which children are explicitly and purposefully taught to do things religiously or they learn implicitly by following what their families and other people around them do, speak and feel. In secondary religious socialisation one sets about learning something additional to or different from what was learned and …
Contemporary Mindfulness and Transreligious Learning Paths of Mental Health Professionals
In this article, we apply and assess the concept of transreligiosity in the study of formally educated and licensed psychologists and psychotherapists in Finland who integrate mindfulness practices in their professional toolkit. Our analytical focus complements the discussion on the use of religious and spiritual traditions as therapeutic resources by turning scholarly attention from individual coping tools to the professional skills of therapeut…
The ‘Universal Dharma Foundation’ of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
The discussion on the Buddhist roots of contemporary mindfulness practices is dominated by a narrative which considers the Theravāda tradition and Theravāda-based ‘neo-vipassanā movement’ as the principal source of Buddhist influences in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and related mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs). This Theravāda bias fails to acknowledge the significant Mahāyāna Buddhist influences that have informed the pioneering w…
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice
Mindfulness-based practice methods are entering the Western cultural mainstream as institutionalised approaches in healthcare, education, and other public spheres. The Buddhist roots of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and comparable mindfulness-based programmes are widely acknowledged, together with the view of their religious and ideological neutrality. However, the cultural and historical roots of these contemporary approaches have re…
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice
Mindfulness-based practice methods are entering the Western cultural mainstream as institutionalised approaches in healthcare, education, and other public spheres. The Buddhist roots of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and comparable mindfulness-based programmes are widely acknowledged, together with the view of their religious and ideological neutrality. However, the cultural and historical roots of these contemporary approaches have re…
Contemporary Mindfulness and Transreligious Learning Paths of Mental Health Professionals
In this article, we apply and assess the concept of transreligiosity in the study of formally educated and licensed psychologists and psychotherapists in Finland who integrate mindfulness practices in their professional toolkit. Our analytical focus complements the discussion on the use of religious and spiritual traditions as therapeutic resources by turning scholarly attention from individual coping tools to the professional skills of therapeut…
On the Buddhist roots of contemporary non-religious mindfulness practice
Mindfulness-based practice methods are entering the Western cultural mainstream as institutionalised approaches in healthcare, education, and other public spheres. The Buddhist roots of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and comparable mindfulness-based programmes are widely acknowledged, together with the view of their religious and ideological neutrality. However, the cultural and historical roots of these contemporary approaches have re…
The ‘Universal Dharma Foundation’ of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
The discussion on the Buddhist roots of contemporary mindfulness practices is dominated by a narrative which considers the Theravāda tradition and Theravāda-based ‘neo-vipassanā movement’ as the principal source of Buddhist influences in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and related mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs). This Theravāda bias fails to acknowledge the significant Mahāyāna Buddhist influences that have informed the pioneering w…
Contemporary Mindfulness and Transreligious Learning Paths of Mental Health Professionals
In this article, we apply and assess the concept of transreligiosity in the study of formally educated and licensed psychologists and psychotherapists in Finland who integrate mindfulness practices in their professional toolkit. Our analytical focus complements the discussion on the use of religious and spiritual traditions as therapeutic resources by turning scholarly attention from individual coping tools to the professional skills of therapeut…
Religion and Spirituality as Sites of Learning
Learning penetrates religion in many ways. Primary religious socialisation - sometimes referred to as religious nurture - is the process by which children are explicitly and purposefully taught to do things religiously or they learn implicitly by following what their families and other people around them do, speak and feel. In secondary religious socialisation one sets about learning something additional to or different from what was learned and …
Explicit Authority and Implicit Dharma
Buddhism (4 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Mindfulness (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Religious Education and Schools (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (2 works)