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Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West - Between Mind and Body (Paperback)
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Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West - Between Mind and Body (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy
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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 conceived of in terms of an invisible structure of
channels, associated with the human body, through which flows of
quasi-material substance take place. Contributors look at how
subtle-body concepts form the basic explanatory structure for a
wide range of practices. These include forms of healing, modes of
exercise and martial arts as well as religious practices aimed at
the refinement and transformation of the human mindbody complex. By
highlighting how subtle-body practices of many kinds have been
introduced into Western societies in recent years, the book
explores the possibilities for new models of understanding which
these concepts open up. It is a useful contribution to studies on
Asian Religion and Philosophy.
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