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Donald K. Swearer - Sacred Mountains of Northern Thailand: And Their Legends - 9789749575482 - V9789749575482
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Sacred Mountains of Northern Thailand: And Their Legends

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Description for Sacred Mountains of Northern Thailand: And Their Legends Paperback. Preserves the folklore of sacred sites in the mountains of northern Thailand. Num Pages: 26 illus., 13 color. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.

The mountains of northern Thailand constitute part of northern Thai identity. They inspire fear and awe, respect and love, curiosity and creative imagination. They define both the physical and mental landscape of northern Thailand.

Drawing on the legendary histories of three mountains in the region—Doi Ang Salung Chiang Dao, Doi Suthep, and Doi Kham—coauthor Donald Swearer explores the various ways that mountains in northern Thailand are seen as sacred space, and therefore as an environment to be respected rather than exploited.

The volume presents, in English translation, the stories associated with these sacred sites as recorded in the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Chiang Mai, Thailand
ISBN
9789749575482
SKU
V9789749575482
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Donald K. Swearer
Donald K. Swearer is the Charles and Harriet Cox McDowell Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College. Sommai Premchit is a consutant to the Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, and professor of sociology and anthropology at the Mahamkut Buddhist University, Lanna. Phaithoon Dokbuakaew is a researcher at the Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University.

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