Child, Louise,  1966- <br/><br/>
Tantric Buddhism and altered states of consciousness :  Durkheim, emotional energy and visions of the consort  / 
Louise Child. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Aldershot, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  c2007. 
 - vi, 197 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138896093 9780754658047 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006031852 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA724400  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013704584  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Durkheim, Émile, 1858-1917. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tantric Buddhism--Psychology.<br/>Consciousness--Religious aspects--Tantric Buddhism.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3925019  / CHI