Religious Tourism in Northern Thailand : Encounters with Buddhist Monks / Brooke Schedneck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schedneck, Brooke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Relations.

Buddhism.

Globalization--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Globalization.

Interfaith relations.

Tourism.

Tourism--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Seattle, Washington : University of Washington Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Temples are everywhere in Chiang Mai, filled with tourists as well as saffron-robed monks of all ages. The monks participate in daily urban life here as elsewhere in Thailand, where Buddhism is promoted, protected, and valued as a tourist attraction. Yet this mountain city offers more than a fleeting, commodified tourist experience, as the encounters between foreign visitors and Buddhist monks can have long-lasting effects on both parties. These religious contacts take place where economic motives, missionary zeal, and opportunities for cultural exchange coincide. Brooke Schedneck incorporates fieldwork and interviews with student monks and tourists to examine the innovative ways that Thai Buddhist temples offer foreign visitors spaces for religious instruction and popular in-person Monk Chat sessions in which tourists ask questions about Buddhism. Religious Tourism in Northern Thailand also considers how Thai monks perceive other religions and cultures and how they represent their own religion when interacting with tourists, resulting in a revealing study of how religious traditions adapt to an era of globalization"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Encountering Buddhism

A Modern History of Buddhist Encounters in Chiang Mai

The Agency of Buddhist Monks in the Tourism Landscape

Religious Others in the Buddhist Eye

Buddhist Spaces of Missionization

Self-Transformation and Buddhist Authenticity through Volunteer Tourism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295748917

0295748915

OCLC:

1226076600