Buddhism and the spirit cults in north-east Thailand / [by] S.J. Tambiah

Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja (1929-2014)

1970, 1st edition. England : Cambridge University Press. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #395449

Physical description; xi, 388 pages illustrations, map 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-384). Contents; Machine derived contents note: 1. Introduction: the particular and the general; 2. The stage and its setting; 3. Cosmology; 4. Primary village concepts; 5. The institution of monkhood in historical perspective; 6. The rules of conduct for monks, novices, and laymen; 7. The phases of monkhood; 8. The monastic routine and its rewards; 9. The ideology of merit; 10. The cycle of collective wat rites and the agricultural calendar; 11. Death, mortuary rites, and the path to rebirth; 12. Liberation through hearing: the sacred words of the monks; 13. Sukhwan rites: the elders summon the spirit essence; 14. The co-existence of the brahman and the Buddhist monk; 15. The cult of the guardian spirits; 16. Myth and rite: the Naga symbol and the rocket festival; 17. The afflictions caused by malevolent spirits; 18. Exorcism as healing ritual; 19. A kaleidoscopic view of the religious field; 20. The parade of supernaturals; 21. The past and present in the study of religion: continuities and transformations. Subjects; Gautama Buddha. Buddhism Relations. Interfaith relations. Religion. Buddha (The concept) ; Thailand Relations Other religions. Therav da Buddhism Rituals Thailand. Folk religion Thailand. Buddhism Thailand. Lao (Tai people) Religion. THAI SOCIETY: sociology. SPIRIT RELIGIONS: Thai society: sociology. Spirits (Buddhism). Ethnology Thailand. Rites and ceremonies Thailand. Cults Thailand. Spirit possession Thailand. Village communities : society. Demonology Buddhist. Thailand Religious life and customs.

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