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The Buddhist saints of the forest and the cult of amulets, a study in charisma, hagiography, sectarianism, and millennial Buddhism, Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

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The Buddhist saints of the forest and the cult of amulets, a study in charisma, hagiography, sectarianism, and millennial Buddhism, Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Buddhist saints of the forest and the cult of amulets

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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726823979

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Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

Series statement

Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology, 49Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

a study in charisma, hagiography, sectarianism, and millennial Buddhism

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.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction and manifesto -- The arahant and the path of meditation -- The hagiography of a Buddhist saint: text and context, the politics of sectarianism -- The cult of amulets: the objectification and transmission of charisma -- Conceptual and theoretical clarifications

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The Buddhist Saints of the Forest & the Cult of Amulets

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