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...
| Τόπος έκδοσης: | Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series |
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| Κύριος συγγραφέας: | |
| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2017
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| Στο/Στη: |
Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series (3)
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| Έκδοση: | First issued in paperback |
| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series
3 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Thailand
/ Θεραβάντα
/ Vipassanā
/ Παγκοσμιοποίηση (μοτίβο)
/ Τουρισμός
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Διαλογισμός (μοτίβο)
Buddhism
Thailand
B Globalization Religious aspects Buddhism B Buddhism Thailand Thailand B Tourism Thailand |
| Σύνοψη: | 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 examination of how meditation centers are promoted internationally, the author considers how Thai Buddhism is translated for and embodied within international tourists who participate in meditation retreats in Thailand. Shedding new light on the decontextualization of religious practices, and raising new questions concerning tourism and religion, this book focuses on the nature of cultural exchange, spiritual tourism, and religious choice in modernity. With an aim of reframing questions of religious modernity, each chapter offers a new perspective on the phenomenon of spiritual seeking in Thailand. Offering an analysis of why meditation practices appeal to non-Buddhists, this book contends that religions do not travel as whole entities but instead that partial elements resonate with different cultures, and are appropriated over time |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 041581958X |