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UNINA9910800087903321 |
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Titolo |
Religion and the subtle body in Asia and the West : between mind and body / / edited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnston |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-76647-2 |
0-203-55824-3 |
1-299-46947-7 |
1-136-76640-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; ; 8 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JohnstonJay |
SamuelGeoffrey |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astral body |
Mind and body |
Philosophy and religion - Asia |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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