Clearing up Rollo May's views of transpersonal psychology and acknowledging May as an early supporter of ecopsychology

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 120-136

  Schroll, Mark A ^a   Rowan, John ^b   Robinson, Oliver ^c  

^a Restoration Earth   (United States)

^b University of Greenwich ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecopsychology; Humanistic psychology; Ken Wilber; Transpersonal ecosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859636837     PISSN: 13210122     EISSN: 19423241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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