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Creativity, Spirituality, and Transcendence Paths to Integrity and Wisdom in the Mature Self
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Melvin E. Miller, Susanne R. Cook-Greuter
Book Code: AB4604
ISBN: 1-56750-460-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-460-6
Ablex Publishing
Publication: 12/28/1999
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback
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Description: This collection of papers has been developed by an interdisciplinary group of contributors. They present a variety of new perspectives on creativity, spirituality, and transcendence as experienced in adulthood. The discussions in this volume, address the interplay of variables from theoretical, experimental, and clinical vantage points. This book is written for academic and clinical audiences, as well as for those who are interested in-and wrestle with-unexpressed aspects of their own creativity and spiritual yearnings. Unlike the current cognitive trend in creativity research that seeks rational and biological explanations for human phenomena, these essays give consideration to the power of extraordinary sources of inspiration. The research and theoretically based articles presented make a captivating collection that challenges our thinking about what it means to be a creative adult striving toward personal integrity and wisdom at the dawn of the 21st century.
Table of Contents:
  • Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Creativity in Adulthood: Personal Maturity and Openness to Extraordinary Sources of Inspiration, Susanne R. Cook-Greuter & Melvin E. Miller
  • Part I: Creative Process, Inspiration, and the Muse in Writing and Composition
  • Creative Writing as a Spiritual Practice: Two Paths, Christopher G. Edwards
  • The Dark Side of Creativity: The Function of Duende and God-Battler in the Writings of Garcia Lorca and Kazantzakis, Verbena Pastor
  • Limitations to Artistic Creativity: Joseph Conrad's The Secret Sharer, Carl Goldberg Inspired Creativity, Joel Funk
  • Part II: Personal Transformation and Integrity
  • Ethical Self, Spiritual Self: Wisdom and Integrity in the Writings of Erik H. Erikson, Carol H. Hoare
  • Edith Kramer-Artist and Art Therapist: A Search for Integrity and Truth, Melvin E. Miller & Susanne R. Cook-Greater
  • Healing Images: Art and Meditation in Recovery from Cancer, John J. McKenna
  • Part III: Theoretical Approaches and Reflections
  • Scientist and Artist within the Mature Self: The Integration of Two Worlds, Ernest Zebrowski, Jr.
  • Major Creative Innovators as Viewed Through the Lens of the General Model of Hierarchical Complexity and Evolution , Michael Lamport Commons and Linda Marie Bresette
  • Lifelong Learning and the Good Life: Reconceiving Adult Education for Development, Stephanie Glass-Solomon & Cheryl Armon
  • The Transpersonal Orientation as a Framework for Understanding Adult Development and Creative Processes, Marcie Boucouvalas
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
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