1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452684303321

Titolo

Religion and the subtle body in Asia and the West : between mind and body / / edited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-55824-3

1-299-46947-7

1-136-76640-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; ; 8

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnstonJay

SamuelGeoffrey

Disciplina

202/.2

Soggetti

Astral body

Mind and body

Philosophy and religion - Asia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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