Kama Muta - Discovering the Connecting Emotion (Paperback)

This book describes a ubiquitous and potent emotion that has only rarely and recently been studied in any systematic manner. The words that come closest to denoting it in English are being moved or touched, having a heart-warming feeling, feeling nostalgic, feeling patriotic, or pride in family or team. In religious contexts when the emotion is intense, it may be labeled ecstasy, mystical rapture, burning in the bosom, or being touched by the Spirit. All of these are instances of what scientists now call 'kama muta' (Sanskrit, 'moved by love'). Alan Page Fiske shows that what evokes this emotion is the sudden creation, intensification, renewal, repair, or recall of a communal sharing relationship - when love ignites, or people feel newly connected. He explains the social, psychological, cultural, and likely evolutionary processes involved - and how they interlock. Kama muta is described as it manifests in diverse settings at many points in history across scores of cultures, in everyday experiences as well as the peak moments of life. The chapters illuminate the occurrence of kama muta in a range of contexts, including religion, oratory, literature, sport, social media, and nature. The book will be of interest to students and scholars from a number of disciplines who are interested in emotion or social relationships. Supplementary notes can be found online at: www.routledge.com/9780367220945

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Alan Page Fiske
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	388
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-22094-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	0-367-22094-6
Barcode:	9780367220945

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