[PDF.36ei] The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand

The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand

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 | #181390 in Books |  Justin Thomas McDaniel |  2014-01-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.90 x.90 x6.00l,1.00 | File type: PDF | 384 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Will flip everything you though you knew about Thai Buddhism|By Sama'el Sith'ari|Exhaustively well researched and documented. This book penetrates through the austere views of western Buddhist scholars and treats the 'problem' of amulets and amulet makers as something rightly to be respected and honored (as well as no new thing in Thai history). Thai amulets and their rent is n

Stories centering on the lovelorn ghost (Mae Nak) and the magical monk (Somdet To) are central to Thai Buddhism. Historically important and emotionally resonant, these characters appeal to every class of follower. Metaphorically and rhetorically powerful, they invite constant reimagining across time.

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 ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand   |  Justin McDaniel. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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