Tantric Buddhism and altered states of consciousness : Durkheim, emotional energy and visions of the consort  /
Child, Louise,1966-
Aldershot : Ashgate,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.
Altered states of consciousness, symbols, and social theory -- Consciousness, power, and renunciation -- Consorts, myth, and sacrifice in Hindu tantra -- Sacred physiology, yoga, and death -- Identity, biography, and shamanic death -- The purification of aggression  -- Transmission and identity -- The subtle body and emotional energy.
Durkheim, Émile, 1858-1917.
Tantric Buddhism
Consciousness