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Child, Louise         Tantric Buddhism and altered states of consciousness : Durkheim, emotional energy and visions of the consort / Louise Child . – New York : Routledge, 2017         vi, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. . – ( Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies)         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.         ISBN9781138896093 : 895.00          1. Durkheim, Émile 1858-1917         1. Tantric Buddhism – Psychology.         1. Consciousness – Religious aspects – Tantric Buddhism.