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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| 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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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 202/.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Astral body |
| Mind and body | |
| Philosophy and religion - Asia | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
JohnstonJay
SamuelGeoffrey
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Religion and the subtle body in Asia and the West |
| ISBN: | 0-203-55824-3 |
| 1-299-46947-7 | |
| 1-136-76640-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452684303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; ; 8.