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Religion and the subtle body in Asia and the West : between mind and body / edited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnston.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; 8.
- Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astral body.
- Mind and body.
- Philosophy and religion--Asia.
- Philosophy and religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. This book explores subtle-body practices from a variety of perspectives, and includes both studies of these practices in Asian and Western contexts.The book discusses how subtle-body practices assume a quasi-material level of human existence that is intermediate between conventional concepts of body and mind. Often, this level is conceiv
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Subtle bodies in China and India
- pt. 2. Subtle bodies in the Tibetan tradition
- pt. 3. Subtle bodies in Europe and Islam
- pt. 4. Subtle bodies and modernity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-76647-2
- 0-203-55824-3
- 1-299-46947-7
- 1-136-76640-5
- 9780203558249
- OCLC:
- 841914959
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