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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Patton, Thomas Nathan (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.
Sujets:
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
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