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Paperback The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand Book

ISBN: 0231153775

ISBN13: 9780231153775

The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand

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Stories centering on the lovelorn ghost (Mae Nak) and the magical monk (Somdet To) are central to Thai Buddhism. Historically important and emotionally resonant, these characters appeal to every class of follower. Metaphorically and rhetorically powerful, they invite constant reimagining across time.

Focusing on representations of the ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to the present, Justin Thomas McDaniel builds a case for...

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