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Meditation in Modern Buddhism: Renunciation and Change in Thai Monastic Life
Cook, Joanna (Christ's College, Cambridge)
Meditation in Modern Buddhism: Renunciation and Change in Thai Monastic Life
Cook, Joanna (Christ's College, Cambridge)
This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation in detail, and explores the subjective signification of monastic duties and ascetic practices. Focusing on the status of mae chee - part lay, part monastic nuns - it provides a fresh insight into social relationships and gender hierarchy within the monastery.
226 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 map 1 table
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 10, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9781107660557 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 226 |
Dimensions | 153 × 230 × 14 mm · 352 g |
Language | English |