Spirits of the Place: Buddhism and Lao Religious Culture

Despite vigorous attempts by Buddhist royalty, French rationalists, and most recently by communist ideologues to eliminate the worship of phi, spirit cults have not been displaced; they continue to persist and show no signs of abating. Not only have the spirits resisted eradication, but they have wi...

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Beteilige Person: Holt, John Clifford (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2009]
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Links:https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824837082
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https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824837082
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824837082
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824837082
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824837082
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824837082
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824837082
Zusammenfassung:Despite vigorous attempts by Buddhist royalty, French rationalists, and most recently by communist ideologues to eliminate the worship of phi, spirit cults have not been displaced; they continue to persist and show no signs of abating. Not only have the spirits resisted eradication, but they have withstood synthesis, subordination, and transformation by Buddhist political and ecclesiastical powers.Rather than reduce Buddhist religious culture to a set of simple commonalities, Holt takes a comparative approach, using his nearly thirty years’ experience with Sri Lanka to elucidate what is unique about Lao Buddhism. This stimulating book invites students in the fields of the history of religion and Buddhist and Southeast Asian studies to take a fresh look at prevailing assumptions and perhaps reconsider the place of Buddhism in Laos and Southeast Asia
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Jan 2018)
Umfang:1 online resource 22 b&w images, 7 color images, 5 maps, 2 tables
ISBN:9780824837082