Book

Monks and magic: an analysis of religious ceremonies in central Thailand

Studentlitteratur ; Curzon Press • (24) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 2, 8, 296 , 4 plates

By: Terwiel, B. J..

Abstract
This monograph describes religious practices in rural Thailand with an emphasis on the discrepancy between “pure” Buddhism and the practice of magic. Terwiel describes children and religion; adolescents, amulets, and tattooing; the monkhood experience; leaving the order, courting and marriage; building a house; the precepts and ritual; the pursuit of beneficial KARMA; and old age, death, and the procedures which seem to be effective (p. 278).
Subjects
Body alterations
Dwellings
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Burial practices and funerals
Religious beliefs
Religious practices
Ecclesiastical organization
Senescence
culture
Central Thai
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Ethnographer-5
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1984
Coverage Date
1967-1970
Coverage Place
Wád Saancâw monastery, near Ratburi, Thailand
Notes
by B. J. Terwiel
Based on the author's thesis, Australian National University, 1971
Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-296)
LCCN
78309344
LCSH
Thais