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Paperback / softback. New. 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, and the Internet. Sourcing nuns, monks, laypeople, and royalty, he shows how relations with these figures have been instrumental in crafting histories and modernities. McDaniel is especially interested in local conceptions of being "Buddhist" and the formation and transmission of…
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- Title The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand
- Author Justin McDaniel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Paperback
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press
- Date 2014-01-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780231153775 / 0231153775
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 22 to UP years
- Grade levels 17 - UP
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- Aspects (Academic): Religious
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Library of Congress subjects Buddhism - Social aspects - Thailand -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010045092
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.694
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