The Journal of the Siam Society

The Journal of the Siam Society
Title The Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
Author Siam Society
Publisher
Pages 660
Release 1923
Genre Thailand
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A History of Ayutthaya

A History of Ayutthaya
Title A History of Ayutthaya PDF eBook
Author Chris Baker
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 345
Release 2017-05-11
Genre History
ISBN 1107190762

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The first full history of a great commercial and political center that rose in Asia over almost five centuries.

The Journal of the Siam Society

The Journal of the Siam Society
Title The Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 684
Release 1905
Genre Thailand
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The Journal of the Siam Society

The Journal of the Siam Society
Title The Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
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Pages 206
Release 1935
Genre Natural history
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The Journal of the Siam Society

The Journal of the Siam Society
Title The Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
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Pages 702
Release 1904
Genre Thailand
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Defining Dvāravatī

Defining Dvāravatī
Title Defining Dvāravatī PDF eBook
Author Anna Bennett
Publisher
Pages 184
Release 2020-02-28
Genre Art
ISBN 9786162151576

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The earliest phase of Thai history is an exciting but little understood period that bridged the gap between protohistory and the fully developed historical period. Ten international scholars examine the inception of the Dvāravatī period in the fifth century with a focus on archaeology and consider the art and architecture of the sixth to tenth centuries. Defining Dvāravatī provides an overview of the art historical characteristics of Dvāravatī style; collates the epigraphic evidence, including previously unpublished texts; considers the importance of trade and religion in cementing relationships between early Southeast Asian societies and as paramount incentives for its expansion and development; and discusses the end of the period.

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets

Mediums, Monks, and Amulets
Title Mediums, Monks, and Amulets PDF eBook
Author Pattana Kitiarsa
Publisher Silkworm Books
Pages 152
Release 2012-08-15
Genre Religion
ISBN 1630417572

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Mediums, Monks, and Amulets is a sophisticated yet accessible study of the state of popular Buddhist beliefs as they are practiced in Thailand today. Using a combination of focused case studies and analysis, Pattana Kitiarsa explores the nature and evolution of popular Buddhism over the past three decades by focusing on those individuals who practice, popularize, and profit from it. The case studies profiled in this book include prominent spirit mediums and magic monks, the lottery fever surrounding the posthumous cult of folk singer, Phumphuang Duangchan, the Chatukham‐Rammathep amulet craze, and the cult of wealth attributed to preeminent monk, Luang Pho Khun. It also explores the history of both popular and official opinion surrounding supernatural Buddhism and its clashes with the rationalist, modernizing policies of Thailand’s monarchy and government. Mediums, Monks, and Amulets contests the viewpoint that supernatural elements within popular Buddhism are a symptom of the decline of the religion. Instead, it argues that this hybridity between traditional Buddhist beliefs and elements from other religions is in fact a symptom of the health and wealth of Buddhism, as it negotiates large‐scale commercialization and global modernity. What others are saying “Pattana Kitiarsa’s ability to weave his personal experiences in with sophisticated anthropological methods makes this book a fascinating and moving read. It is a welcome addition to the field and should be read by everyone interested in religion and modernity in Southeast Asia and beyond.”—Justin McDaniel, author of Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words (2008) and The Lovelorn Ghost and Magical Monk (2011) “Medium, Monks, and Amulets sheds light on the changing landscape of contemporary Thai religion that is increasingly influenced by ‘prosperity cults’ from both inside and outside the Buddhist establishment. This book helps us to make sense of the religious universe, where magic monks, spirit mediums, amulets, deities, and other religious commodities of different sorts keep appearing endlessly.”—Phra Paisal Visalo Highlights • Focused case studies on individual cult practices, including magic monks, spirit mediums, amulet cults, and other prosperity cults • Written by the perspective of an anthropologist who is also a follower of popular Buddhism • Discusses not only the interaction of popular Buddhist practices with modern‐day lawmakers, but also of nineteenth‐century royal interaction with supernatural cults