The Buddha's wizards: magic, protection, and healing in Burmese Buddhism
Vanguards of the Sana -- The Buddha's chief wizard -- Women of the wizard king -- Pagodas of power -- Wizards in the shadows
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Опубликовано: |
New York
Columbia University Press
2018
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| В: | Год: 2018 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Wizards (Burma)
B Buddhism B Occultism (Burma) B Wizards B Electronic books B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion B HISTORY ; Asia ; Southeast Asia B Burma Religious life and customs B Burma B Buddhism (Burma) B Occultism |
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| Итог: | Vanguards of the Sana -- The Buddha's chief wizard -- Women of the wizard king -- Pagodas of power -- Wizards in the shadows 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 |
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| Примечание: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0231547374 |