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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Singapore : Kyoto, Japan :
NUS Press ; Kyoto University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Kyoto CSEAS series on Asian studies ;
24. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. But at the same time it is obvious that expressions of Buddhism in Thailand reflect anything but a single order: they are often gaudy, cacophonous, variegated, and jumbled: almost technicolor. Diversity and apparent contradiction are everywhere. A more open engagement with Buddhism in Thailand will r. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789813251687 9813251689 |