| Description |
1 online resource (290 pages) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Astral body.
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Mind and body.
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Philosophy and religion -- Asia
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Astral body
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Mind and body
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Philosophy and religion
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Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Johnston, Jay
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| ISBN |
9781136766404 |
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1136766405 |
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