Tantric Buddhism and altered states of consciousness : Durkheim, emotional energy and visions of the consort - Child, Louise. 1966- (Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2007)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.
Keywords: Durkheim, Émile. -- 1858-1917.; Tantric Buddhism -- Psychology; Consciousness -- Religious aspects -- Tantric Buddhism