The Buddhist saints of the forest and the cult of amulets : a study in charisma, hagiography, sectarianism, and millennial Buddhism /
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| Author / Creator: | Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja, 1929- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1984. |
| Description: | xi, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in social anthropology ; 49 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/618448 |
| Summary: | 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. The amulets, blessed by the saints, are avidly sought by royalty, ruling generals, intelligentsia and common folk alike for their alleged powers to influence the success of worldly transactions, whether political, economic, martial or romantic. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 348-393. |
| ISBN: | 0521259843 0521277876 |