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The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1984
ISBN
9780521259842, 9780511558177, 0521277876, 0521259843, 0511558171, 9780521277877
LCC
BQ554
Open Library ID
OL21495934M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11790551 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edition
1
Pages
443\429
Topic
Religion
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

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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