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Hindu worldview in the development of selfways: The “atman” as the real self

2005; Wiley; Volume: 2005; Issue: 109 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/cd.136

1534-8687

T. S. Saraswathi,

Cultural Differences and Values

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.