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The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets (Paperback): Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets (Paperback)

Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

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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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Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Release date:	June 1984
First published:	1984
Authors:	Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
Dimensions:	222 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-27787-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-27787-6
Barcode:	9780521277877