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 form of lived religion in the modern era.

• | By (Author): Thomas Nathan Patton
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 14, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0231187610
• | ISBN-13: 9780231187619