The immortals: faces of the incredible in Buddhist Burma
From belief to believing -- Being a disciple, fashioning a cult -- The possessed -- In quest of invulnerability -- Trial by fire
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Honolulu
University of Hawai'i Press
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | Topics in contemporary Buddhism
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Myanmar
/ Buddhism
/ Cult
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| IxTheo Classification: | AZ New religious movements BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Weikza
B Anthropology of religion Burma B Buddhist cults (Burma) B Buddhist cults Burma B Anthropology of religion (Burma) |
| Summary: | From belief to believing -- Being a disciple, fashioning a cult -- The possessed -- In quest of invulnerability -- Trial by fire |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XXIX, 316 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8248-4096-9 978-0-8248-4095-2 |
