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Thailand’s International Meditation Centers
Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices
Langbeschreibung
This book explores contemporary practices within the new institution of international meditation centres in Thailand. It discusses the development of Thai Buddhism, and the evolution of western views about Thai Buddhism, and relates Thai Buddhism to contemporary processes of commodification and globalisation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Imagining Buddhism 2. Theravada Buddhism and the History of Modern Vipassana 3. The Field of International Engagement with Thai Meditation Centers 4. Narratives of International Meditators' Experiences 5. Meditation for Tourists in Thailand: Commodifying a Universal and National Symbol 6. Pedagogical Techniques for Translating Vipassana Meditation 7. Embodying Meditation 8. The Future of Thailand's International Meditation Centers
Brooke Schedneck is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
ISBN-13:
9781317449393
Veröffentl:
2015
Seiten:
210
Autor:
Brooke Schedneck
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
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