Author: B. J. TERWIEL
Title: Monks and Magic
Description: Curzon Press, 1979. Paperback. Pp: 297. First published in 1975, B.J. Terwiel's Monks and Magic remains a widely cited text. This is an absorbing study of Buddhism as practised at that time in a community in rural Central Thailand. It describes how esoteric spells and magical diagrams were the main interest of children and adolescents but full ritual knowledge was obtained in adulthood and tempered by life experiences. As death approaches, the Buddhist world-view stimulates merit-making. ISBN: 9780700701261. Cond./Kwaliteit: Redelijk.
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Title: Monks and Magic
Description: Curzon Press, 1979. Paperback. Pp: 297. First published in 1975, B.J. Terwiel's Monks and Magic remains a widely cited text. This is an absorbing study of Buddhism as practised at that time in a community in rural Central Thailand. It describes how esoteric spells and magical diagrams were the main interest of children and adolescents but full ritual knowledge was obtained in adulthood and tempered by life experiences. As death approaches, the Buddhist world-view stimulates merit-making. ISBN: 9780700701261. Cond./Kwaliteit: Redelijk.
Keywords: 9780700701261
Price: EUR 15.00 = appr. US$ 16.30 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 2516026
- Book number: 2516026
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