The future of the body: explorations into the further evolution of human nature. Murphy, Michael,
Material type: TextPublication details: Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher/Perigee, 1992.Description: xiii, 785p.: 24cmISBN:- 9780874777307
- BF1045.S33 .M87 1992
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The varieties of evidence for human transformative capacity--Evolution and extraordinary functioning--Analogies between the products of separate evolutionary domains--Developing human attributes--Culture, genes, and extraordinary functioning--Philosophy, religion, and human development--Metanormal embodiment in legend, art, and religious doctrine--Evolution in a larger earth--Evolution and postmortem survival--Psychosomatic changes in abnormal functioning--Placebo effects--Spiritual healing--Extraordinary capacities of disabled people--Mesmerism and hypnosis--Biofeedback training--Psychotherapy and imagery practice--Somatic disciplines--Adventure and sport--The martial arts--Extraordinary capacities of religious adepts--The charisms of Catholic saints and mystics--Scientific studies of contemplative experience--The bases of transformative practice--Elements of transformative practice--Integral practices.
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