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Studies in Material Religion and Spirituality

Thailand’s Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Power, Influence and Rites

de Vienne, Marie-Sybille (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, France)

Thailand’s Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Studies in Material Religion and Spirituality

Thailand’s Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Power, Influence and Rites

Studies in Material Religion and Spirituality: Thailand’s Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries

 

Based on extensive fieldwork, together with documentary and media analysis, this volume presents an account of the Buddhist monarchy in Thailand over the last century, offering a sociology of elites, an analysis of the economic influence of the Crown and an examination of the magic and ritual dimension of kingship.

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Based on extensive fieldwork, together with documentary and media analysis, this volume presents an account of the Buddhist monarchy in Thailand over the last century, offering a sociology of elites, an analysis of the economic influence of the Crown and an examination of the magic and ritual dimension of kingship.

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Studies in Material Religion and Spirituality
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