Disciplines
Other Human Medicine, Health Sciences (20%); Philosophy, Ethics, Religion (70%); Sociology (10%)
Keywords
Alternative Medicine,
Ariosophy,
Energy Healing,
Global History Of Religion,
Human Potential Movement,
Modern Yoga
Abstract
Few ideas have captured the imagination of contemporary culture as powerfully as subtle energies.
The belief in subtle energies has shaped alternative medicine and mind-body practices on a global scale.
It had a profoundalthough little recognisedimpact on music and visual arts, debates on gender and
race, as well as political and ecological movements. This volume is a groundbreaking contribution to
exploring the historical roots of the idea of subtle energies and its many trajectories.