Silent illumination: A study on Chan (Zen) meditation, anxiety, and musical performance quality

Psychology of Music

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-155

  Lin, Peter ^a,d,e   Chang, Joanne ^b,f,g,h,i,j   Zemon, Vance ^c,f,k   Midlarsky, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d St Joseph's College

^e St Joseph's College New York   (United States)

^f New York's Carnegie Hall Steinway Hall ^*

^g CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h John Jay College

ⁱ QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^j ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Acceptance; Buddhism; Mindfulness; Performance anxiety; Vipassana

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049225686     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735607080840     Document Type: Article

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