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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Autor principal: Schedneck, Brooke (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: London New York Routledge [May 2015]
En: Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series (3)
Año: 2015
Colección / Revista:Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series 3
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Thailand / Therawada / Vipashyana / Globalización / Turismo
Otras palabras clave:B Buddhism -- Thailand
B Buddhism Thailand
B Globalization Religious aspects Buddhism
B Tourism -- Thailand
B RELIGION / Comparative Religion
B Electronic books
B Meditation -- Thailand -- Buddhism
B Meditación Buddhism Thailand
B Tourism Thailand
B Globalization -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
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