Most published works on Buddhism tend to focus on mainstream or reform movements rather than on rural practice. This collection of tales and sermons is drawn from previously unpublished data collected during the author's ten-year study of northern Thailand rural culture. As most data languishing in file cabinets is eventually recycled (often, in the Thai case, being turned into bags for vendors of tried bananas), the reader will not have to buy so many fried bananas in order to access this valuable information. Bot ...
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Most published works on Buddhism tend to focus on mainstream or reform movements rather than on rural practice. This collection of tales and sermons is drawn from previously unpublished data collected during the author's ten-year study of northern Thailand rural culture. As most data languishing in file cabinets is eventually recycled (often, in the Thai case, being turned into bags for vendors of tried bananas), the reader will not have to buy so many fried bananas in order to access this valuable information. Bot religious scholars and readers with a lively curiosity about Buddhism will find this book of interest.
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Add this copy of Of Mechanical Swans and Rain-Producing Elephants: a to cart. $44.55, Sold by Zubal Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cleveland, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Arizona State University Program for Southeas.
Edition:
2003, Arizona State University Program for Southeast Asian Monogra
Publisher:
Arizona State University Program for Southeast Asian Monogra
Published:
2000
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17758405529
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