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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Patton, Thomas Nathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Vanguards of the Sāsana
  • The Buddha's chief wizard
  • Women of the wizard king
  • Pagodas of power
  • Wizards in the shadows.

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