The Buddha's wizards : magic, protection, and healing in Burmese Buddhism /

Belief in wizard-saints who protect their devotees and intervene in the world is widespread among Burmese Buddhists. The Buddha's Wizards is a historically informed, ethnographic study that explores the supernatural landscape of Buddhism in Myanmar to explain the persistence of wizardry as a fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patton, Thomas Nathan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Buddhism > Burma.
Wizards > Burma.
Occultism > Burma.
Magiciens > Birmanie.
Occultisme > Birmanie.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Wizards
Buddhism
Occultism
Burma > Religious life and customs.
Burma
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Belief in wizard-saints who protect their devotees and intervene in the world is widespread among Burmese Buddhists. The Buddha's Wizards is a historically informed, ethnographic study that explores the supernatural landscape of Buddhism in Myanmar to explain the persistence of wizardry as a form of lived religion in the modern era.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiv, 187 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231547376
0231547374

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