Thailand's international meditation centers: tourism and the global commodification of religious practices

This book explores contemporary practices within the new institution of international meditation centers in Thailand. It discusses the development of the lay vipassana meditation movement in Thailand and relates Thai Buddhism to contemporary processes of commodification and globalisation. Through an...

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Auteur principal: Schedneck, Brooke (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2017
Dans: Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series (3)
Année: 2017
Édition:First issued in paperback
Collection/Revue:Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series 3
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Thailand / Theravāda / Vipassanâ / Mondialisation / Tourisme
Sujets non-standardisés:B Globalization Religious aspects Buddhism
B Méditation Buddhism Thailand
B Buddhism Thailand Thailand
B Tourism Thailand