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Einband grossReligion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West
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Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West

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296 Seiten
Englisch
Taylor & Franciserschienen am12.04.2013
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.mehr
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KlappentextSubtle-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.
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9781136766404
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandartE-Book
FormatPDF
Format HinweisDRM Adobe
Erscheinungsjahr2013
Erscheinungsdatum12.04.2013
Seiten296 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Dateigrösse3347 Kbytes
Illustrationen4 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 4 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 5 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Artikel-Nr.2898536
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Genre9200

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
General Introduction Part 1: Subtle Bodies in China and India Introduction to Part One 1. The Daoist Body of Qi. 2. The Subtle Body in India and Beyond 3. Subtle-Body Concepts in the Work of Indian Dais. Part 2: Subtle Bodies in Tibet Introduction to Part Two 4. Of Souls and Subtle Bodies: A Shamanic Perspective 5. On the 'subtle body' and 'circulation' in Tibetan medicine 6. Magical Movements: Ancient Yogic Practices in the Bon Religion and Contemporary Medical Perspectives Part 3: Subtle Bodies in Europe and Islam Introduction to Part Three 7. Sex, Athleticism and the Soul: Physical Philosophy in the Ancient Mediterranean and South Asia. 8. In the Light of the Sphere: The Vehicle of the Soul and Subtle Body Practices in Neoplatonism. 9. The Subtle Body in Sufism. Part 4: Subtle Bodies and Modernity Introduction to Part Four 10. Subtle Reality in Early Modernism and the Occult Revival. 11. Magical Consciousness: Relationships with the Natural World, Animals and Ancestors 12. Invisible, Dispersed and Connected: The Cultural Plausibility of Subtle Body Models in the Contemporary West 13. Subtle Subjects and Ethics: The Subtle Bodies of Western Post-Structuralist and Feminist Philosophy 14. Subtle-Body Processes: Towards a Non-Reductionist Understanding.mehr

Autor

Geoffrey Samuel is Professor of Anthropology in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University, UK, and Honorary Associate in the Department of Indian and Subcontinental Studies, University of Sydney, Australia.

Jay Johnston is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney, Australia, and Senior Lecturer in the School of Art History and Art Education, College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales, Australia.