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Dr Louise Child 


Position:Lecturer

Telephone:+44 (0)29 208 74039
Extension:74039

Research Interests

  • Tantric Buddhism
  • Theories of Durkheim and Mauss
  • Altered States of Consciousness (including Shamanism and Possession Trance)
  • Gender
  • Psychology
  • Contemporary Film

Selected Publications

  • Tantric Buddhism and Altered States of Consciousness: Durkheim, Emotional Energy and Visions of the Consort (Ashgate, 2007)
  • 'Subtle Bodies, Wrathful Deities and Men in Tantric Traditions' in Religions of South Asia, Vol. 1, 2007
  • 'Mantras and Spells: Durkheim and Mauss, Religious Speech and Tantric Buddhism' in Durkheimian Studies, 2003, Vol. 9. Pps. 58-67.

Teaching

  • RT1215 Emotions, Symbols & Rituals: Studying Societies Through Film