Book
Roster of the gods: an ethnography of the supernatural in a Thai village
Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 1973 • Pages: 3, 44, 911 leaves
By: Textor, Robert B., Cornell University. Southeast Asia Program, Yale University. Southeast Asia Studies.
Abstract
This study attempts to describe naturalistically, and to analyze, the cognitive, structural, and functional aspects of one major sub-domain of the total domain of religio-magical belief and behavior in Bang Chan, a rural village in central Thailand. This sub-domain, which Textor terms the “amoral-manipulative system,” consists of 114 “supernatural objects,” i.e., spirits, ghosts, sacred objects, and various other culturally standardized entities that possess supernatural power to reward or punish an individual. Textor shows how villagers make choices among supernatural objects culturally available to them as they seek to achieve a particular reward or avoid a particular punishment.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- David Sherwood ; 1984
- Field Date
- 1952-1971
- Coverage Date
- 1952-1971
- Coverage Place
- Bang Chan, Thailand
- Notes
- by Robert B. Textor
- The household survey on which Textor bases certain
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 829)
- LCCN
- 82202960
- LCSH
- Thais