The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets
Häftad, Engelska, 1984
Av Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Stanley J. Tambiah, Meyer Fortes, Edmund Leach
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.The central actors in this book are some reclusive forest-dwelling ascetic meditation masters who have been acclaimed as 'saints' in contemporary Thailand. These saints originally pursued their salvation quest among the isolated villages of the country's periphery, but once recognized as holy men endowed with charisma, they became the radiating centres of a country-wide cult of amulets.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1984-06-29
- Mått152 x 222 x 22 mm
- Vikt544 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Antal sidor432
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- EAN9780521277877