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Religious Tourism in Northern Thailand
- Encounters with Buddhist Monks
Engelsk Paperback
Religious Tourism in Northern Thailand
- Encounters with Buddhist Monks
Engelsk Paperback

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Cross-cultural dialogues in sacred space cultivate awareness of self and othersTemples are everywhere in Chiang Mai, filled with tourists as well as saffron-robed monks of all ages. The monks participate in daily urban life here as elsewhere in Thailand, where Buddhism is promoted, protected, and valued as a tourist attraction. Yet this mountain city offers more than a fleeting, commodified tourist experience, as the encounters between foreign visitors and Buddhist monks can have long-lasting effects on both parties. These religious contacts take place where economic motives, missionary zeal, and opportunities for cultural exchange coincide. Brooke Schedneck incorporates fieldwork and interviews with student monks and tourists to examine the innovative ways that Thai Buddhist temples offer foreign visitors spaces for religious instruction and popular in-person Monk Chat sessions in which tourists ask questions about Buddhism. Religious Tourism in Northern Thailand also considers how Thai monks perceive other religions and cultures and how they represent their own religion when interacting with tourists, resulting in a revealing study of how religious traditions adapt to an era of globalization.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
277
ISBN-13:
9780295748924
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0295748923
Udg. Dato:
18 jun 2021
Længde:
17mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
152mm
Forlag:
University of Washington Press
Oplagsdato:
18 jun 2021
Forfatter(e):
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