03019cam a22006738i 4500 on1044769178 OCoLC 20200709060623.0 m d cr ||||||||||| 180711s2018 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2018033294 DLC eng rda pn DLC OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ EBLCP N$T OTZ MERUC WAU YDX JSTOR 1063750065 9780231547376 (electronic bk.) 0231547374 (electronic bk.) 9780231187602 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0231187602 1903854 (N$T) (OCoLC)1044769178 (OCoLC)1063750065 22573/ctv7qg38m JSTOR pcc a-br--- BQ438 REL 017000 bisacsh HIS 048000 bisacsh REL 007020 bisacsh REL 007040 bisacsh 294.3/43309591 23 MAIN Patton, Thomas Nathan, author. The Buddha's wizards : magic, protection, and healing in Burmese Buddhism / Thomas Nathan Patton. New York : Columbia University Press, 2018. 1 online resource (xxxiv, 187 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer n rdamedia online resource nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Vanguards of the Sāsana -- The Buddha's chief wizard -- Women of the wizard king -- Pagodas of power -- Wizards in the shadows. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. 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. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Buddhism Burma. Burma Religious life and customs. Wizards Burma. Occultism Burma. Buddhism. fast (OCoLC)fst00840028 Occultism. fast (OCoLC)fst01043123 Burma. fast (OCoLC)fst01207835 RELIGION / Comparative Religion bisacsh HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Patton, Thomas Nathan. Buddha's wizards. New York : Columbia University Press, 2018 9780231187602 (DLC) 2018010997 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1903854 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL5552418 EBSCOhost EBSC 1903854 YBP Library Services YANK 15734491 92 N$T 57668 57668