Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 140 mm, Gewicht: 322 g
Magic, Protection, and Healing in Burmese Buddhism
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 140 mm, Gewicht: 322 g
ISBN: 978-0-231-18761-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Thomas Nathan Patton explains the world of wizards, spells, and supernatural powers in terms of both the broader social, political, and religious context and the intimate roles that wizards play in people’s everyday lives. He draws on affect theory, material and visual culture, long-term participant observation, and the testimonies of the devout to show how devotees perceive the protective power of wizard-saints. Patton considers beliefs and practices associated with wizards to be forms of defending Buddhist traditions from colonial and state power and culturally sanctioned responses to restrictive gender roles. The book also offers a new lens on the political struggles and social transformations that have taken place in Myanmar in recent years. Featuring close attention to the voices of individual wizard devotees and the wizards themselves, The Buddha’s Wizards provides a striking new look at a little-known aspect of Buddhist belief that helps expand our ways of thinking about the daily experience of lived religious practices.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Theravada Buddhismus