The Buddhist saints of the forest and the cult of amulets: a study in charisma, hagiography, sectarianism, and millennial Buddhism
The central actors in this book are some reclusive forest-dwelling ascetic meditation masters who have been acclaimed as 'saints' in contemporary Thailand. These saints originally pursued their salvation quest among the isolated villages of the country's periphery, but once recognized...
| Otros títulos: | The Buddhist Saints of the Forest & the Cult of Amulets |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1984.
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| En: | Año: 1984 |
| Colección / Revista: | Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Buddhist monks
Thailand
B Buddhism Thailand B Buddhist monks ; Thailand B Budismo B Buddhism ; Thailand B Buddhist cults ; Thailand B Buddhist cults Thailand B Buddhist cults (Thailand) B Buddhism (Thailand) B Thailand B Hagiografía B Buddhist monks (Thailand) |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
Print version: 9780521259842 |
| Sumario: | The central actors in this book are some reclusive forest-dwelling ascetic meditation masters who have been acclaimed as 'saints' in contemporary Thailand. These saints originally pursued their salvation quest among the isolated villages of the country's periphery, but once recognized as holy men endowed with charisma, they became the radiating centres of a country-wide cult of amulets. The amulets, blessed by the saints, are avidly sought by royalty, ruling generals, intelligentsia and common folk alike for their alleged powers to influence the success of worldly transactions, whether political, economic, martial or romantic. Introduction and manifesto -- The arahant and the path of meditation -- The hagiography of a Buddhist saint: text and context, the politics of sectarianism -- The cult of amulets: the objectification and transmission of charisma -- Conceptual and theoretical clarifications |
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| Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511558171 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511558177 |