The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets

by Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521277876
• ISBN13: 9780521277877
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"