Episode 31 - Michal Pagis: The Sociology of Vipassana and Mindfulness

The Mindful Cranks by Ronald Purser

Dec 30, 202001:27:49Religion & Spirituality

In this episode I spoke with Michal Pagis who is an associate professor of sociology at Bar Ilan University, Israel about her new book Inward: Vipassana Meditation and the Embodiment of the Self published by the Universi...

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