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The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand
Justin McDaniel
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Description for The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HREP; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
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 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, film, television, drama, ritual, art, liturgy, ... Read more
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 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, film, television, drama, ritual, art, liturgy, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
464g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231153775
SKU
V9780231153775
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About Justin McDaniel
Justin Thomas McDaniel is associate professor of Buddhist and Southeast Asian studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has also taught at Ohio University and the University of California at Riverside. Chair of the Southeast Asian Studies Council and the Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Studies Association, and founder of the Thai Digital Monastery Project, McDaniel has lived and researched in Southeast ... Read more
Reviews for The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand
a highly readable and enjoyable portrait of Buddhism in contemporary Thailand.
Kristian Petersen New Books in Religion This book informs, entertains, and provokes...anyone interested in Thailand today, in Buddhism, in ghosts, or in why CentralWorld was burned down (it was the only building in the area with no protective shrine), should read this brilliant book.
Chris Baker Bangkok ... Read more
Kristian Petersen New Books in Religion This book informs, entertains, and provokes...anyone interested in Thailand today, in Buddhism, in ghosts, or in why CentralWorld was burned down (it was the only building in the area with no protective shrine), should read this brilliant book.
Chris Baker Bangkok ... Read more