[PDF.40mj] Thailand's Theory of Monarchy: The Vessantara Jataka and the Idea of the Perfect Man

Thailand's Theory of Monarchy: The Vessantara Jataka and the Idea of the Perfect Man

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 | #936000 in Books |  2017-01-02 | Original language:English |  9.00 x.69 x6.00l, | File type: PDF | 302 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Fast and very exciting book to read|By Jesper Doepping|This book is an absolute most for anybody who wants to understand not only the very special position the late King Bhumipol had and most likely will continue to have. However, reading the book it very quickly, became clear to me that the Jataka's importance for understanding much broader system of authority that you will of| |Essential. CHOICE"

"Essential." -- CHOICE|About the Author|Patrick Jory is Senior Lecturer in Southeast Asian History at the University of Queensland and the editor of Ghosts of the Past

2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

Discusses the origins and cultural history of the Theravada Buddhist ideals behind the Thai institution of monarchy.

Since the 2006 coup detat, Thailand has been riven by two opposing political visions: one which aspires to a modern democracy and the rule of law, and another which holds to the traditional conception of a kingdom ruled by an exemplary Buddhist monarch. Thailand has one of the world&rs...

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