The Oxford handbook of meditation
This is the most comprehensive volume to date on the science and history of meditation. Written in an accessible language by world-leading experts, it describes the various meditation practices employed to modify the self, such as concentration, recitation, breathing, and visualisation, and its effe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2019, 2019-2021
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| Series: | Oxford handbooks online / Oxford handbooks online
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| Collection: | Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This is the most comprehensive volume to date on the science and history of meditation. Written in an accessible language by world-leading experts, it describes the various meditation practices employed to modify the self, such as concentration, recitation, breathing, and visualisation, and its effects on the mind and body. It includes debates and controversies on its varied results and aims - including liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth, union with the divine, salvation of the soul, wellbeing, and the achievement of supernatural powers |
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| Published: | 2019-2021 |
| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Publication Frequency: | Monthly |
| ISBN: | 9780191846564 |