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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 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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