RT Book
T1 Thailand's international meditation centers: tourism and the global commodification of religious practices
T2 Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series
JF Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series
A1 Schedneck, Brooke
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1656030632
AB 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 raisi
NO Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
CN BQ566
SN 9781315697284
K1 Meditation : Buddhism : Thailand
K1 Globalization : Religious aspects : Buddhism
K1 Tourism : Thailand
K1 Buddhism : Thailand
K1 Buddhism -- Thailand
K1 Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
K1 Meditation -- Thailand -- Buddhism
K1 Tourism -- Thailand
K1 RELIGION / Comparative Religion
K1 Electronic books