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Mediums, monks, and amulets : Thai popular Buddhism today / Pattana Kitiarsa.

Title
Mediums, monks, and amulets : Thai popular Buddhism today / Pattana Kitiarsa.
Author
Phatthanā Kitiʻāsā
Publication
Chiang Mai : Silkworm Books, [2012]

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Description
xxi, 170 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
"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."--P. [4] of cover.
Subject
  • Buddhism > Thailand > Customs and practices
  • Magic > Buddhism
  • Amulets (Buddhism) > Thailand
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Beyond syncretism -- ch. 3 Magic monks and spirit mediums -- ch. 4 Phumphuang : a singer's spirit and lottery luck -- ch. 5 Luang Pho Khun : a postmodern monk -- ch. 6 The rise and fall of the Chatukham-Rammathep amulet -- ch. 7 Mediumship in focus -- ch. 8 Concluding remarks.
ISBN
9786162150494
LCCN
^^2012306690
OCLC
  • 818279096
  • SCSB-11782120
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Harvard Library