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Subject(s)

• Astral body [Browse]
• Mind and body [Browse]
• Philosophy and religion—Asia [Browse]

Related name

• Johnston, Jay [Browse]
• Samuel, Geoffrey [Browse]

Series

• Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; 8. [More in this series]
• Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ; 8 [More in this series]

Summary note

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

Notes

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Electronic reproduction. Santa Fe, Arg.: elibro, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to eLibro affiliated libraries.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

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Language note

English

Contents

• 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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ISBN

• 1-136-76647-2
• 0-203-55824-3
• 1-299-46947-7
• 1-136-76640-5

OCLC

• 841914959
• 840416163

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203558249

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