[PDF.53bw] Monks and Magic: Revisiting a Classic Study of Religious Ceremonies in Thailand (Nias-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies)

Monks and Magic: Revisiting a Classic Study of Religious Ceremonies in Thailand (Nias-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies)

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 | #3664542 in Books |  2012-12-31 |  2012-12-31 | Original language:English |  8.90 x.80 x5.90l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 326 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Great resource for understanding cultural aspects of Thai Buddhism|By Ann L. Bellissimo|Rating Monks and Magic with the star system is difficult because it is a study of Buddhism in a rural Thai village, Wat Sanchao, during the 1960s and updated in 2010. The dichotomy between the sophisticated Buddhist precepts often taught to Westerners and the simpler religion espoused by f| |'This book deserves a welcome from both sides of academic life, teaching and research. Teachers of subjects dealing with Thai language and culture will welcome a clear account of the religious preoccupations - of country people in the central region. The autho

First published in 1975, B.J. Terwiel’s Monks and Magic remains a widely cited text. This is an absorbing study of Buddhism as practised at that time in a community in rural Central Thailand, describing how esoteric spells and magical diagrams were the main interest of children and adolescents but full ritual knowledge was obtained in adulthood and tempered by life experiences. As death approaches, the Buddhist world view stimulates merit-making. This reprod...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Monks and Magic: Revisiting a Classic Study of Religious Ceremonies in Thailand (Nias-Nordic Institute of Asian Studies)   |  Barend Jan Terwiel.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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