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.