{"product_id":"the-buddhist-saints-of-the-forest-and-the-cult-of-amulets-paperback-9780521277877","title":"The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets (Paperback) 9780521277877","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe central actors in this book are some reclusive forest-dwelling ascetic meditation masters who have been acclaimed as 'saints' in contemporary Thailand.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStanley Jeyaraja Tambiah (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521277877, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 29 June 1984\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The arahant and the Path of Meditation: 2. The Buddhist conception of the arahant\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Path of Purification: the ascetic practices\u003cbr\u003e 4. The stages and rewards of Buddhist meditation\u003cbr\u003e 5. The forest-monk tradition in Southeast Asia: a historical backdrop\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The hagiography of a Buddhist saint: text and context\u003cbr\u003e the politics of sectarianism: 6. The biography of a modern saint\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Buddha's life as paradigm\u003cbr\u003e 8. The ordering principles behind Buddhist saintly biography\u003cbr\u003e 9. The disciples of the Master\u003cbr\u003e 10. The biographer as exemplary forest-monk, meditator, and teacher\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sectarianism and the sponsorship of meditation\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Mandnikdi sect's propagation of lay meditation\u003cbr\u003e 13. The center–periphery dialectic: the Mahathat and Bovonniwet sponsorship of meditation compared\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The cult of amulets: the objectification and transmission of charisma: 14. The cult of images and amulets\u003cbr\u003e 15. An enumeration of historic and popular amulets\u003cbr\u003e 16. The 'likeness' of the image to the original Buddha: the case of the Shillala Buddha\u003cbr\u003e 17. The process of sacralizing images and amulets:  the transfer of power by monks\u003cbr\u003e 18. Amulets blessed by contemporary forest saints\u003cbr\u003e 19. Saints on cosmic mountains\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Conceptual and theoretical clarifications: 20. A commentary on millennial Buddhism in Thailand and Burma\u003cbr\u003e 21. The sources of charismatic leadership: Max Weber revisited\u003cbr\u003e 22. The objectification of charisma and the fetishism of objects\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004493713688,"sku":"9780521277877","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521277877i_b0707b02-d26a-4c48-9f60-c2e263e9e84c.jpg?v=1691374395","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-buddhist-saints-of-the-forest-and-the-cult-of-amulets-paperback-9780521277877","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}