Ritual Tattooing and the Creation of New Buddhist Identities: An Inquiry into the Initiation Process in a Burmese Organization of Exorcists
The Manaw Seittokpad congregation, an organization of Burmese exorcists with headquarters in Bago, presents some unique features, such as a rigorous registration procedure during the initiation process. Exorcism is linked to superhuman figures, or weikza, at the center of a religious domain often ch...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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| In: |
Religion and society
Anno: 2017, Volume: 8, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 129-144 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Manaw seittokpad
/ Iniziazione
/ Tatuaggio
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Burmese Buddhism
B Rituals B internal conversion B Iniziazione B Exorcism B Manaw Seittokpad |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
