Brooke Schedneck

Thailand's International Meditation Centers

Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781138078949
• ISBN-10: 1138078948
• Artikelnr.: 50446182

Autorenporträt

Brooke Schedneck is Lecturer of Buddhist Studies in the Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs at Chiangmai University, Thailand

Inhaltsangabe

Imagining Buddhism 2. Therav
da Buddhism and the History of Modern Vipassan
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 Vipassan
Meditation 7. Embodying Meditation 8. The Future of Thailand's International Meditation Centers