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The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand
McDaniel, Justin (Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania)
The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand
McDaniel, Justin (Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania)
Focusing on representations of a famous ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to today, Justin Thomas McDaniel builds a case for interpreting modern Thai Buddhist practice through the movements of these transformative figures. He follows embodiments of the ghost and monk in a variety of genres and media, including biography, drama, ritual, art, liturgy, film, television, and the Internet. Sourcing nuns, monks, laypeople, and royalty, McDaniel shows how relations with these figures have been instrumental in crafting histories and modernities, particularly local conceptions of being "Buddhist," and the formation and transmission of such identities across different venues and technologies.
384 pages, Illustrations
Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
Lançado | 7 de janeiro de 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780231153775 |
Editoras | Columbia University Press |
Páginas | 384 |
Dimensões | 156 × 228 × 18 mm · 464 g |
Idioma | English |