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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Patton, Thomas Nathan (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2018.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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