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Fatalism in village Thailand
Anthropological quarterly • 39 (3) • Published In 1966 • Pages: 200-225
By: Ingersoll, Jasper Cooke.
Abstract
This article indicates the place of fatalism in the lives of Thai villagers. Ingersoll reviews native terms for fatalism, discusses beliefs about karma, describes forms of divination by which peasants try to learn of their fate, analyzes some beliefs and practices which are tied to responses to predictions of fate, and discusses what he calls 'differences in their ideal and real orientations toward fatalism'. He closes with a cultural ecological interpretation of Thai village fatalism.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- M.A. Marcus ; David Sherwood ; 1985
- Field Date
- 1959-1960
- Coverage Date
- 1959-1960
- Coverage Place
- village of Sagatiam, Nakhon Patom Province, Thailand
- Notes
- J. Ingersoll
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 224)
- LCCN
- 32029126
- LCSH
- Thais