Charismatic Monks of Lanna Buddhism

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2016
NIAS Press (Verlag)
978-87-7694-195-6 (ISBN)

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Will appeal to scholars in Buddhist studies, Thai studies and the anthropology of religion as well as to those with an interest in the study of contemporary religious change in Thailand.

Lanna Buddhism is a variant of Theravada Buddhism found in northern Thailand and neighbouring areas.

A salient feature is the belief in charismatic monks. These monks and their (at times) troubled relations with both the Thai state and state-controlled monkhood (sangha), their utopian visions and economic activities, and the mix of lowland Thai and highland minority followers are the focus of this book.

Charismatic Monks will appeal to scholars in Buddhist studies, Thai studies and the anthropology of religion as well as to those with an interest in the study of contemporary religious change in Thailand.

Paul T. Cohen is associate professor and an honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology, Macquarie University, Sydney, as well as a regular visiting scholar at Chiang Mai University in Thailand.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.07.2016
Reihe/Serie	NIAS Studies in Asian Topics
Verlagsort	Copenhagen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 226 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	87-7694-195-7 / 8776941957
ISBN-13	978-87-7694-195-6 / 9788776941956
Zustand	Neuware