Spirits of the Place: Buddhism and Lao Religious Culture

by John Clifford Holt

Book Overview

Spirits of the Place is a rare and timely contribution to our understanding of religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia. Most often studied as a part of Thai, Vietnamese, or Khmer history, Laos remains a terra incognita to most Westerners--and to many of the people living throughout Asia as well. John Holt's new book brings this fascinating nation into focus. With its overview of Lao Buddhism and analysis of how shifting political power--from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082483657X
• ISBN13: 9780824836573
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"