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Merit and power in the Thai social order

American anthropologist • 64 • Published In 1962 • Pages: 1247-1261

By: Hanks, Lucien M. (Lucien Mason).

Abstract
This article provides a general discussion of Thai conceptions of “merit” and “power”, considered in relation to the more general scheme which is informed by what Hanks refers to as a “magico-animist” cosmology. Some insight is given into the nature of Thai interpersonal relations, notions of social structure and social coherence, and the Thai concept of person.
Subjects
Social personality
Status, role, and prestige
Social relationships and groups
Prayers and sacrifices
culture
Central Thai
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Psychologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
M.A. Marcus ; 1984
Field Date
1948-1957
Coverage Date
1948-1957
Coverage Place
Bang Chan and Thailand in general
Notes
by Lucien M. Hanks, Jr.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1259)
LCSH
Thais