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The Saint of Kathmandu: and Other Tales of the Sacred in Distant Lands
Sarah Levine
With the deft evocations of a master storyteller and the exhaustive knowledge of a scholar, LeVine takes us on a quest to understand the role of religious belief in everyday life around the globe. She writes of uneasy relations between Islam and spirit possession in a Nigerian town; of a Nepalese teenager's flight from an arranged marriage to become a feminist Buddhist nun; of Mexican women taking the Virgin Mary as their role model; and of American Zen Buddhists struggling to maintain their community despite a deeply flawed teacher. These stories and more give a larger picture of religious faith, one that has little to do with doctrine or philosophical abstractions.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 1, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807013137 |
| Publishers | Beacon Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 220 × 20 mm · 362 g |
| Language | English |
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