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Author Terwiel, B. J

Title Monks and magic : revisiting a classic study of religious ceremonies in Thailand / Barend Jan Terwiel
Edition 4th rev. ed
Published Copenhagen, Denmark : NIAS Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series NIAS classics series ; no. 2
NIAS classics series ; no. 2.
Contents 1. Two orientations in the practice of Buddhism -- 2. The setting and the fieldwork -- 3. Children and religion -- 4. Adolescents, amulets and tattooing -- 5. The first period in the Sangha -- 6. Leaving the order, courtship and marriage -- 7. Building a house -- 8. The precepts and ritual -- 9. The pursuit of beneficial karma -- 10. Old age, death, and the hereafter -- 11. Conclusions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Buddhism -- Thailand, Central -- Rituals
Buddhism and culture -- Thailand, Central
Buddhism -- Thailand, Central -- Customs and practices
RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General.
Buddhism and culture
Buddhism -- Customs and practices
Buddhism -- Rituals
SUBJECT Thailand, Central -- Religious life and customs
Subject Thailand -- Thailand, Central
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9788776940669
8776940667
9788776946180
8776946185