Its own reward: A phenomenological study of artistic creativity

Journal of Phenomenological Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-255

  Nelson, Barnaby ^a   Rawlings, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Art; Creativity; Flow; Phenomenology; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148958999     PISSN: 00472662     EISSN: 15691624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156916207X234284     Document Type: Article

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