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Practical Buddhism among the Thai-Lao : religion in the making of region / Hayashi Yukio.
Van Pelt Library BQ568.N67 H39 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hayashi, Yukio, 1955-
- Series:
- Kyoto area studies on Asia ; v. 5.
- Kyoto area studies on Asia ; v. 5
- Standardized Title:
- Bukkyō to dochaku saishi, seikatsu sekai de no tōitsu to jissen. English
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhism--Thailand, Northeastern--Customs and practices.
- Buddhism.
- Lao (Tai people)--Religious life.
- Lao (Tai people).
- Buddhism--Social aspects--Thailand, Northeastern.
- Buddhism--Customs and practices.
- Buddhism--Social aspects.
- Religious life.
- Northeastern Thailand.
- Physical Description:
- 450 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Kyoto, Japan : Kyoto University Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1. Issues in the Study of Theravada Buddhist Culture in Thailand 1
- Focus on Practice 1
- The Institutional Setting 3
- Accessing Locality 7
- Towards "Practical Religion" among the Theravadins 11
- Tambiah's Contribution to the Study of Village Religion 15
- Systemization and Reality 19
- Towards "Regional Analysis" 21
- 2. The Location of "Lao" Society 25
- Northeast Thailand: The Emergence of the Isan Region and People 38
- Relations Between Ethnic Groups 48
- The Lao in Relation to their Neighbors 53
- 3. The Establishment and Religious Composition of Thai-Lao Villages in Northeast Thailand 63
- D Village and Its Surroundings 63
- Oral Records from MN Village 72
- Social Aspects of Land Pioneering 87
- Village Classification According to Religious Composition 91
- 4. Village Religion: Structure and Change 99
- Religion in Thai-Lao Villages: From the Perspective of D Village 99
- Aspects of Buddhist Practice: Customs and Concepts 114
- Aspects of Buddhist Practice: Rites of Passage 153
- 5. The Buddhism of Power and Mo Tham in Northeast Thailand 196
- The Position of the Mo Tham 196
- The Concept of Protective Power and the Mo Tham 206
- The Mo Tham, Bearer of the Protective Power of Buddhism 220
- Becoming a Mo Tham 244
- The Social Relationship Between the Mo Tham and his Followers 257
- Wandering Monks and Thamma in the Nationalization of Religion 278
- The Mo Tham as Buddhist Practitioner 297
- 6. The Transformation of Village Buddhism and the Forest Temple 304
- Transformation of the Village 304
- Annual Buddhist Rituals and Activities of the Monks (1965-1985) 310
- Merit, the Market Economy, and Male Authority 216
- The Establishment of the Forest Temple in D Village 320
- Observations Concerning the Forest Temple 334
- 7. Thai-Lao Society and Practical Religion Today 345
- Thailand-Laos Relations and Tourism Policies 345.
- Notes:
- Original title in Japanese: Bukkyō to dochaku saishi, seikatsu sekai de no tōitsu to jissen. Cf. Publisher's blurb.
- Translated by Donna J. Amoroso and Malcom James. Cf. Acknowledgments.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-431) and index.
- ISBN:
- 4876984549
- 9784876984541
- 1876843411
- 9781876843410
- OCLC:
- 56481227
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