Manuscript cultures and epigraphy of the Tai world / edited by Volker Grabowsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grabowsky, Volker, editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Thai.

Inscriptions, Thai.

Intellectual life.

Thailand--Intellectual life.

Thailand.

Laos--Intellectual life.

Laos.

Physical Description:

v, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 SCRIPTS, INSCRIPTIONS, AND MANUSCRIPTS

1. The Inscriptions of the Lan Na and Lan Xang Kingdoms: A New Approach to Cross-Border History / Michel Lorrillard

2. Northern Thai Epigraphy: Literacy, Religion, and Law / Francois Lagirarde

3. Decoding the Hidden Words: The Encoded Texts and Paratexts in Siamese Manuscript Culture / Peera Panarut

4. Sacred Literacy: An Overview of Multilingual Siamese Grantha Manuscripts / Peera Panarut

pt. 2 BUDDHIST AND CLASSICAL LITERATURE

5. Anisong Manuscripts in Bun Phawet Festivals in Laos: The Relationship Between Manuscripts and Sermons / Silpsupa Jaengsawang

6. Phra Malai's "Naughty monks"?: Jesters as Grief Counselors / Bonnie Pacala Brereton

7. A Thai Text of Sang Sinchai from the Late Ayutthaya era / Jana Igunma

8. An Investigation of Bot Lakhdn Nok Manuscripts: A Case Study of Phra Rot-Meri / Sutheera Satayaphan

pt. 3 TAI MANUSCRIPTS AND CULTURAL REVIVAL

9. Contextualizing Tai Buddhist Manuscripts in the 21st Century: Preliminary Research on Databases in Thailand and Beyond and the Revival of Buddhist Manuscript Culture / Phibul Choompolpaisal

10. From Nan to Luang Prabang: The Buddhist Heritage of Northern Laos Reflected in Recently Discovered Manuscript Collections / Volker Grabowsky

11. Writing Tai History and Reviving Rituals in Thanh Hoa, the North-Central Region of Vietnam / Achariya Choowonglert

12. Intangible Enclosures and Virtual Scripts: The Cultural Politics of the Tham Script in Sipsong Panna / Roger Casas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9786162151729

6162151727

9786162151880

6162151883

OCLC:

1245579262

Publisher Number:

99990991542