Stanley J. TambiahStanley J. Tambiah is Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor (Emeritus) of Anthropology at Harvard University. He began field work in Sri Lanka (1956–1959), the island of his birth, and later worked in Thailand. He is the author of ten books, including orld Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Religion and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background (1976), The Buddhist Saints of the Forest and the Cult of Amulets: A Study in Charisma, Hagiography, Sectarianism, and Millennial Buddhism (1984), Magic, Science, Religion, and the Scope of Rationality (1990), Buddhism Betrayed? Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka (1992), and Leveling Crowds: Ethnonationalist Conflicts and Collective Violence in South Asia (1996). Read More Read Less