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Wayward distractions ornament, emotion, zombies and the study of Buddhism in Thailand /

When more than 93 per cent of the citizens of one country profess a single religion, as Thais do Buddhism, and when that religion is deeply integrated into national institutions and ideologies, it becomes tempting to think of the religion as a textual, institutional, cultural and conceptual whole. B...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McDaniel, Justin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Kyoto, Japan : NUS Press ; Kyoto University Press, [2021]
Colección:Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies ; 24.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 8 |a 4. Beautifully Buddhist and Betrothed: Marriage and Buddhism as Described in the Jātakas -- This page was intentionally left blank -- 5. The Bird in the Corner of hte Painting: Some Problems with the Use of Buddhist Texts to Study Buddhist Ornamental Art in Thailand -- This page was intentionally left blank -- 6. The Material Turn: An Introduction to Thai Sources for the Study of Buddhist Amulets -- This page was intentionally left blank -- 7. Strolling Through Temporary Temples: Modern Buddhist Art Installations in Thailand -- 8. This Hindu Holy Man is a Thai Buddhist 
505 8 |a This page was intentionally left blank -- 9. Encountering Corpses: Notes on Zombies and the Living Dead in Buddhist Southeast Asia -- This page was intentionally left blank -- 10. Buddhist ""Nuns"" (mae chi) and the Teaching of Pali in Contemporary Thailand -- This page was intentionally left blank -- Bibliography -- This page was intentionally left blank -- Index 
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