The buddha's wizards: magic, protection, and healing in burmese buddhism
Auteur :
Patton, Thomas Nathan
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231187619
Date de publication :
14 avr. 2020
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.