Spirits of the place : Buddhism and Lao religious culture /

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Helps you understand the religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia. This text presents an overview of Lao Buddhism and analyses how shifting political power - from royalty to democracy to communism - has impacted Lao religious culture.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holt, John, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Laikos Orthodoxos Synagermos
Buddhism > Laos.
Spirits.
Religion and sociology > Laos.
Bouddhisme > Laos.
Esprits.
Sociologie religieuse > Laos.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
RELIGION > Buddhism > History.
Buddhism
Religion
Religion and sociology
Spirits
Buddhismus
Religionssoziologie
Kultur
Ort > Philosophie
Religion.
Buddhismus.
Geister.
Laos > Religion.
Laos
Laos.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Powers of the place : Buddhism and the spirit cults of Muang Lao
  • Interventions from afar: nonspiritual powers in place
  • Questions of place: religious culture in a post-revolutionary space
  • Commodities of the place: ritual expressions and the marketing of religious culture
  • The spirit(s) of the place: Buddhists and contemporary Lao religion reconsidered
  • App. 1. Transformations of the Ramayana
  • App. 2. The cult of Khwan.

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