Buddha's wizards : magic, protection, and healing in Burmese Buddhism, The
Buddhism Occultism Wizards Burma e-böcker
Columbia University Press
2018
EISBN 9780231547376
Vanguards of the Sāsana.
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.
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.
