of ‘internal conversion’, which Clifford Geertz (1964) established while reflecting on the religious change and modernization he observed when in the field in Bali. Geertz forged this concept to encapsulate ideas about religious rationalization and
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Ritual Tattooing and the Creation of New Buddhist Identities
An Inquiry into the Initiation Process in a Burmese Organization of Exorcists
Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière
In Religion and Society
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- 01 Sep 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 129–144 (16 total)
Introduction
Legacies, Trajectories, and Comparison in the Anthropology of Buddhism
Nicolas Sihlé and Patrice Ladwig
glass effect—the fact that these congregations operate a form of internal conversion within the Burmese Buddhist religious field. Finally, shifting the angle somewhat from our focus on contrasting different parts of the Buddhist world, another key
In Religion and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Sep 2017
- Article Type:
- Introduction
- Pages:
- 109–128 (20 total)