Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets

- Thai Popular Buddhism Today
Af: Pattana Kitiarsa Engelsk Paperback

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets

- Thai Popular Buddhism Today
Af: Pattana Kitiarsa Engelsk Paperback
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets is a sophisticated yet accessible study of the state of popular Buddhist beliefs as they are practiced in Thailand today. Using a combination of focused case studies and analysis, Pattana Kitiarsa explores the nature and evolution of popular Buddhism over the past three decades by focusing on those individuals who practice, popularize, and profit from it.

The case studies profiled include prominent spirit mediums and magic monks, the lottery fever surrounding the posthumous cult of folk singer Phumphuang Duangchan, the Chatukham-Rammathep amulet craze, and the cult of wealth attributed to preeminent monk Luang Pho Khun. It also explores the history of both popular and official opinion surrounding supernatural Buddhism, and its clashes with the rationalist, modernizing policies of Thailand''s monarchy and government.

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets contests the viewpoint that supernatural elements within popular Buddhism are a symptom of the decline of the religion. Instead, it argues that this hybridity between traditional Buddhist beliefs and elements from other religions is in fact indicative of the health and wealth of Buddhism as it negotiates large-scale commercialization and global modernity.

Tjek vores konkurrenters priser
Normalpris
kr 316
Fragt: 39 kr
6 - 8 hverdage
20 kr
Pakkegebyr
God 4 anmeldelser på
Tjek vores konkurrenters priser

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets is a sophisticated yet accessible study of the state of popular Buddhist beliefs as they are practiced in Thailand today. Using a combination of focused case studies and analysis, Pattana Kitiarsa explores the nature and evolution of popular Buddhism over the past three decades by focusing on those individuals who practice, popularize, and profit from it.

The case studies profiled include prominent spirit mediums and magic monks, the lottery fever surrounding the posthumous cult of folk singer Phumphuang Duangchan, the Chatukham-Rammathep amulet craze, and the cult of wealth attributed to preeminent monk Luang Pho Khun. It also explores the history of both popular and official opinion surrounding supernatural Buddhism, and its clashes with the rationalist, modernizing policies of Thailand''s monarchy and government.

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets contests the viewpoint that supernatural elements within popular Buddhism are a symptom of the decline of the religion. Instead, it argues that this hybridity between traditional Buddhist beliefs and elements from other religions is in fact indicative of the health and wealth of Buddhism as it negotiates large-scale commercialization and global modernity.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 196
ISBN-13: 9786162150494
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 6162150496
Kategori: Buddhisme
Udg. Dato: 21 dec 2012
Længde: 13mm
Bredde: 138mm
Højde: 211mm
Forlag: Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Oplagsdato: 21 dec 2012
Forfatter(e): Pattana Kitiarsa
Forfatter(e) Pattana Kitiarsa


Kategori Buddhisme


ISBN-13 9786162150494


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 196


Udgave


Længde 13mm


Bredde 138mm


Højde 211mm


Udg. Dato 21 dec 2012


Oplagsdato 21 dec 2012


Forlag Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Vi anbefaler også