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Self as body in Asian theory and practice /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kasulis, Thomas P., 1948-, Aimes, Roger T., 1947-, Dissanayake, Wimal
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [1993]
Series:SUNY series, the body in culture, history, and religion.
Subjects:
Human body (Philosophy) > Asia > History.
Self (Philosophy) > Asia > History.
Mind and body > Asia > History.
Table of Contents:
  • The concept of body / Eliot Deutsch
  • Body in social theory / Wimal Dissanayake
  • Human embodiment / John M. Koller
  • Indian bodies / Frits Staal
  • The concept of body in "Ayurveda and the Hindu philososphical systems / Gerarld James Larson
  • Self and body in Theravada Buddhism / Wimal Dissanayake
  • The meaning of body in classical Chinese philosophy / Roger T. Ames
  • The human body as a microcosmic source of macrocosmic values in calligraphy / John Hay
  • Tales of Shen and Xin / Mark Elvin
  • The body, Japanese style / Thomas P. Kasulis
  • Two contemporary Japanese views of the body / Shigenori Nagatomo
  • A contemporary scientific paradigm and the discovery of the inner cosmos / Yuasa Yasuo.