LEADER 02866oam 2200685I 450 001 9910800087903321 005 20240131143909.0 010 $a1-136-76647-2 010 $a0-203-55824-3 010 $a1-299-46947-7 010 $a1-136-76640-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203558249 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019581 035 $a(EBL)1170337 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860751 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12381570 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860751 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10897009 035 $a(PQKB)11237113 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1170337 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1170337 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10687221 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL478197 035 $a(OCoLC)841914959 035 $a(OCoLC)840416163 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB143666 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019581 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aReligion and the subtle body in Asia and the West $ebetween mind and body /$fedited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnston 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ;$v8 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-11937-7 (OCoLC)690084604 311 $a0-415-60811-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 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. 330 $aSubtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them. This book explores subtle-body practices from a variety of perspectives, and includes both studies of these practices in Asian and Western contexts.The book discusses how subtle-body practices assume a quasi-material level of human existence that is intermediate between conventional concepts of body and mind. Often, this level is conceiv 410 0$aRoutledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ;$v8. 606 $aAstral body 606 $aMind and body 606 $aPhilosophy and religion$zAsia 615 0$aAstral body. 615 0$aMind and body. 615 0$aPhilosophy and religion 676 $a202/.2 701 $aJohnston$b Jay$01586972 701 $aSamuel$b Geoffrey$0595315 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800087903321 996 $aReligion and the subtle body in Asia and the West$93874260 997 $aUNINA