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 countrys 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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yearPublished: 2008
Author: Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja
Book Title: The Buddhist Saints of the Forest (Cambridge Studies in Social a
Language: English
Format: Paperback
