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| Book Review: "Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and Body," edited by Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnson | ||
| 作者 | Crow, John L. |
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| 出處題名 | Religious Studies Review |
| 卷期 | v.40 n.4 |
| 出版日期 | 2014.12.05 |
| 頁次 | 196 |
| 出版者 | Wiley-Blackwell |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ |
| 出版地 | Oxford, UK [牛津, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article; 書評=Book Review |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West: Between Mind and Body. By Geoffrey Samuel and Jay Johnson. New York: Routledge, 2013. 275 pages. ISSN: 1573420X E-ISSN: 15734218 |
| 摘要 | Theosophical thought has dominated the West's thinking about the subtle body, according to Samuel and Johnson. But this dominance has obscured other ways subtle bodies have been conceptualized. In response, this diverse and interesting anthology surveys Asian and Euro‐American subtle body concepts and practices. In addition to a general introduction, there are four sections—China and India; Tibet; Europe and Islam; and modernity—which explore specific religious and cultural representations and connections of subtle bodies. Each section includes a short introduction, followed by three to five essays. Topics include Daoist qi, Indian chakras and nadis in tantric practice, Bon and Tibetan soul and energy channel representations, ancient Greek notions of the body related to athletics, Neoplatonic soul concepts, Sufi subtle centers, and modern subtle body concepts in neo‐shamanism, scientific, esoteric, post‐structuralist, feminist, and ethnic discourses. The last chapter by Samuel is the most theoretical, attempting to approach the subtle body in nonreductionist ways, focusing on practices and historical frameworks. Although not fully successful due to self‐imposed limitations, Samuel's theoretical essay nevertheless continues an important conversation about nonreductionism. Overall, this book is a fine collection that will interest East–West comparativists, those in body studies and embodiment, Asian religions, and those theorizing about nonreductionist approaches to studying religion. |
| ISSN | 0319485X (P); 17480922 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rsr.12166_5 |
| 點閱次數 | 92 |
| 建檔日期 | 2017.05.03 |
| 更新日期 | 2019.11.25 |
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