Review Essay: The Buddha’s Wizards
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.38314Keywords:
Theravada Buddhism, Burma, new religious movements, material culture, magic, healingAbstract
The Buddha’s Wizards: Magic, Protection, and Healing in Burmese Buddhism by Thomas Nathan Patton. New York: Columbia University Press, 2018. US $60 (hardcover). xxxiv + 187 pp. ISBN: 9780231187602.
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