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In Pursuit of the Sorcerer's Power: Sacred Diagrams as Technologies of Potency |
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Patton, Thomas N.
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| Source |
Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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| Volume | v.13 n.2 |
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| Date | 2012.11 |
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| Pages | 213 - 231 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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https://www.routledge.com/
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| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Buddhism; Religious Groups; Magicians; Buddhists; Cult of Saints |
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| Abstract | Drawing upon research for a dissertation on lived religion in Myanmar as it pertains to various religious cults and followers whose devotions are directed towards Buddhist sorcerer saints (weizzā), this article examines the technologies at work in potency practices involving the production and use of in (cabbalistic squares) and sama (diagrams and drawings using specific Burmese syllables). In particular, the paper will examine how such devices are used by the devout traversing the weizzā path and explain how in and sama are employed to transform one's self into a full-fledged weizzā. The paper will conclude with a discussion on how such an examination can help us reshape our understanding of Burmese Buddhism in contemporary Myanmar. |
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| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1080/14639947.2012.716706 |
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| Created date | 2013.07.29 |
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| Modified date | 2017.07.14 |
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