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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Main Author: Patton, Thomas Nathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Columbia University Press 2018
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Parallel Edition:Print version: Patton, Thomas Nathan: The Buddha's Wizards : Magic, Protection, and Healing in Burmese Buddhism. - New York : Columbia University Press,c2018

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