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Author Terwiel, B. J.

Title Monks and magic : revisiting a classic study of religious ceremonies in Thailand / Barend Jan Terwiel.

Publication Info. Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2012.

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Edition 4th rev. ed.
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series NIAS classics series ; no. 2
NIAS classics series ; no. 2.
Note Previous edition: 1994.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index.
Contents 1. Two orientations in the practice of Buddhism -- 2. The setting and the fieldwork -- 3. Children and religion -- 4. Adolescents, amulets and tattooing -- 5. The first period in the Sangha -- 6. Leaving the order, courtship and marriage -- 7. Building a house -- 8. The precepts and ritual -- 9. The pursuit of beneficial karma -- 10. Old age, death, and the hereafter -- 11. Conclusions.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Buddhism -- Thailand, Central -- Rituals.
Buddhism.
Buddhism and culture -- Thailand, Central.
Buddhism and culture.
Buddhism -- Thailand, Central -- Customs and practices.
Thailand, Central -- Religious life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Terwiel, B.J. Monks and magic. 4th rev. ed. Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2012 9788776940652 (OCoLC)785729347
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