Tantric Buddhism and altered states of consciousness
Subtitle: Durkheim, emotional energy and visions of the consort
By: Louise Child
Series: Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780754658047
Subjects: Durkheim, Émile, -- 1858-1917; Tantric Buddhism -- Psychology; Consciousness -- Religious aspects -- Tantric Buddhism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index
Table of contents: title: Altered states of consciousness, symbols, and social theory; title: Consciousness, power, and renunciation; title: Consorts, myth, and sacrifice in Hindu tantra; title: Sacred physiology, yoga, and death; title: Identity, biography, and shamanic death; title: The purification of aggression; title: Transmission and identity; title: The subtle body and emotional energy