Self as body in Asian theory and practice / edited by Thomas P. Kasulis with Roger T. Ames and Wimal Dissanayake.

Other author Kasulis, Thomas P., 1948-
Other author Aimes, Roger T., 1947-
Other author Dissanayake, Wimal.
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©1993.
Descriptionxx, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Human body (Philosophy)--Asia. --History.
Self (Philosophy)--Asia. --History.
Mind and body--Asia. --History.

SeriesSUNY series, the body in culture, history, and religion
SUNY series, the body in culture, history, and religion. ^A294257
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 91026009
ISBN079141079X (hard : alk. paper)
ISBN0791410803 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks B105.B64 S45 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold