02818oam 2200673I 450 991045268430332120200520144314.00-203-55824-31-299-46947-71-136-76640-510.4324/9780203558249 (CKB)2550000001019581(EBL)1170337(SSID)ssj0000860751(PQKBManifestationID)12381570(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860751(PQKBWorkID)10897009(PQKB)11237113(MiAaPQ)EBC1170337(Au-PeEL)EBL1170337(CaPaEBR)ebr10687221(CaONFJC)MIL478197(OCoLC)841914959(OCoLC)840416163(EXLCZ)99255000000101958120180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion and the subtle body in Asia and the West between mind and body /edited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jay JohnstonAbingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (290 p.)Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ;8Description based upon print version of record.1-138-11937-7 0-415-60811-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 conceivRoutledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ;8.Astral bodyMind and bodyPhilosophy and religionAsiaElectronic books.Astral body.Mind and body.Philosophy and religion202/.2Johnston Jay886342Samuel Geoffrey595315MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452684303321Religion and the subtle body in Asia and the West1979296UNINA