The lovelorn ghost and the magical monk : practicing Buddhism in modern Thailand /

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"Focusing on representations of the ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to the present, Justin Thomas McDaniel builds a case for interpreting modern Thai Buddhist practice through the movements of these transformative figures ... Listening to popular Thai Buddhist ghost stories, vis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDaniel, Justin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Buddhism > Social aspects > Thailand > History.
RELIGION > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Buddhism > Social aspects
Buddhismus
Religionsausübung
Ritual
Thailand
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Focusing on representations of the ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to the present, Justin Thomas McDaniel builds a case for interpreting modern Thai Buddhist practice through the movements of these transformative figures ... Listening to popular Thai Buddhist ghost stories, visiting crowded shrines and temples, he finds concepts of attachment, love, wealth, beauty, entertainment, graciousness, security, and nationalism all spring from engagement with the ghost and the monk and are as vital to the making of Thai Buddhism as venerating the Buddha himself."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 327 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-313) and index.
ISBN:0231527543
9780231527545

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