Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and Body

Author:   Geoffrey Samuel (Cardiff University, UK) ,  Jay Johnston (University of Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138119376


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   04 August 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Geoffrey Samuel (Cardiff University, UK) ,  Jay Johnston (University of Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781138119376


ISBN 10:   1138119377
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   04 August 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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This collection of consistently excellent essays is the first academic study of the concept of the subtle body across many cultures, in pre-modern and contemporary societies, and in elite and vernacular traditions...The book has four parts, each with a helpful introduction by one of the editors...Summing up: Highly recommended. - J. Bussanich, University of New Mexico, CHOICE


This collection of consistently excellent essays is the first academic study of the concept of the subtle body across many cultures, in pre-modern and contemporary societies, and in elite and vernacular traditions...The book has four parts, each with a helpful introduction by one of the editors...Summing up: Highly recommended. - J. Bussanich, University of New Mexico, CHOICE


This collection of consistently excellent essays is the first academic study of the concept of the subtle body across many cultures, in pre-modern and contemporary societies, and in elite and vernacular traditions...The book has four parts, each with a helpful introduction by one of the editors...Summing up: Highly recommended. - J. Bussanich, University of New Mexico, CHOICE This book would be of great interest to a general audience, and also for students of Asian religion, and especially Tibetan Buddhism. In sum, this book offers a rich exploration into a much-needed area of research. - Loriliai Biernacki, University of Colorado, Asian Medicine 9 (2014) 273-304


""This collection of consistently excellent essays is the first academic study of the concept of the subtle body across many cultures, in pre-modern and contemporary societies, and in elite and vernacular traditions...The book has four parts, each with a helpful introduction by one of the editors...Summing up: Highly recommended."" - J. Bussanich, University of New Mexico, CHOICE


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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.

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