Thailand S Buddhist Kingship In The 20th And 21st Centuries
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Thailand S Buddhist Kingship In The 20th And 21st Centuries
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Author : Marie-Sybille de Vienne
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-03-31
Thailand S Buddhist Kingship In The 20th And 21st Centuries written by Marie-Sybille de Vienne and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-31 with Social Science categories.
Based on two decades of fieldwork, including over a hundred interviews with various political and economic actors at different social levels, as well as documentary and media analysis, this volume presents an account of the Buddhist monarchy in Thailand, offering a sociology of elites, an analysis of the economic influence of the Crown and an examination of the magic and ritual dimension of kingship. An exploration of the role and status of the Palace over the last century, whether as a guarantor of democracy, a symbol of stability, a source of power or an object of popular discontent, Thailand’s Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries will appeal to scholars of sociology and anthropology with interests in material religion, politics and Southeast Asian studies.
Thailand S Buddhist Kingship In The 20th And 21st Centuries
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Author : Marie-Sybille (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations de Vienne, France)
language : en
Publisher: Studies in Material Religion and Spirituality
Release Date : 2022-03-25
Thailand S Buddhist Kingship In The 20th And 21st Centuries written by Marie-Sybille (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations de Vienne, France) and has been published by Studies in Material Religion and Spirituality this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-25 with categories.
Based on extensive fieldwork, together with documentary and media analysis, this volume presents an account of the Buddhist monarchy in Thailand over the last century, offering a sociology of elites, an analysis of the economic influence of the Crown and an examination of the magic and ritual dimension of kingship.
Thailand
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Author : Charles F Keyes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-09
Thailand written by Charles F Keyes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-09 with Political Science categories.
Thailand is exceptional among modern states in Asia in that it has built and retained a national culture around a traditional monarchical institution. Moreover, this culture has also been based on a dominant religious tradition, that of Theravada Buddhism. The process of creating the modern nation-state of Thailand out of the traditional Buddhist kingdom of Siam began in the nineteenth century when the rulers of Siam, confronted with increasing pressure from the colonial powers of Britain and France, were able to preserve their country's independence by instituting revolutionary changes that established the authority of a centralized bureaucracy throughout the country. The new state asserted its authority not only over Siamese who lived in the core area of the old kingdom but also over large numbers of Lao, Yuan or Northern Thai, Khmer, Malays, tribal peoples, and other groups, all of which had previously enjoyed relative autonomy, and over the sizable immigrant Chinese population, which was assuming an increasingly significant role in the economy. Because the rulers of the Siamese state strove to incorporate these diverse peoples into a Thai national community, how this community should be defined and what type of state structure should be linked with it have been dominant questions in modern Thai history. Significant tensions have arisen from the efforts by members of the Thai elite to make the monarchical traditions of the Bangkok dynasty, Buddhism, and the central Thai language basic to Thai national culture. Other tensions have arisen as monarchy, military, bureaucracy, the Buddhist sangha, business interests, and elected political representatives assert or maintain an authoritative position in the state structure. This book examines these tensions with reference to the major changes that have taken place in Thai society, economy, polity, and culture in the twentieth century, especially since World War II.
Thailand S Theory Of Monarchy
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Author : Patrick Jory
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2016-05-09
Thailand S Theory Of Monarchy written by Patrick Jory and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-09 with History categories.
2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Since the 2006 coup d'état, Thailand has been riven by two opposing political visions: one which aspires to a modern democracy and the rule of law, and another which holds to the traditional conception of a kingdom ruled by an exemplary Buddhist monarch. Thailand has one of the world's largest populations of observant Buddhists and one of its last politically active monarchies. This book examines the Theravada Buddhist foundations of Thailand's longstanding institution of monarchy. Patrick Jory states that the storehouse of monarchical ideology is to be found in the popular literary genre known as the Jātakas, tales of the Buddha's past lives. The best-known of these, the Vessantara Jātaka, disseminated an ideal of an infinitely generous prince as a bodhisatta or future Buddha—an ideal which remains influential in Thailand today. Using primary and secondary source materials largely unknown in Western scholarship, Jory traces the history of the Vessantara Jātaka and its political-cultural importance from the ancient to the modern period. Although pressures from European colonial powers and Buddhist reformers led eventually to a revised political conception of the monarchy, the older Buddhist ideal of kingship has yet endured.
Worshipping The Great Moderniser
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Author : Irene Stengs
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2009
Worshipping The Great Moderniser written by Irene Stengs and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Religion categories.
An examination of social imaginary surrounding Thai kingship and Thainess that yield an intriguing amalgam of ideas concerning popular religion, Buddhist kingship, nationalism, and material culture. It explores the contemporary appeal of King Chulalongkorn and considers what this ruler's unprecedented popularity says about Thai society.
Religion And Legitimation Of Power In Thailand Laos And Burma
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Author : Bardwell L. Smith
language : en
Publisher: American Teilhard Association
Release Date : 1978
Religion And Legitimation Of Power In Thailand Laos And Burma written by Bardwell L. Smith and has been published by American Teilhard Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
Law And Kingship In Thailand During The Reign Of King Chulalongkorn
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Author : David Engel
language : en
Publisher: U OF M CENTER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIAN STUDI
Release Date : 1975-01-01
Law And Kingship In Thailand During The Reign Of King Chulalongkorn written by David Engel and has been published by U OF M CENTER FOR SOUTH EAST ASIAN STUDI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975-01-01 with History categories.
This essay originated in an attempt to bring together the study of law and Thai history in a description of the transformation of Thailand during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as seen from a legal point of view. The resulting work is based for the most part upon those royal enactments from 1873 to 1910 which seemed most crucially to affect the executive, legislative, and judicial functions of the king and the rights of private citizens. [ix]
Routledge Handbook Of Contemporary Thailand
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Author : Pavin Chachavalpongpun
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-10-17
Routledge Handbook Of Contemporary Thailand written by Pavin Chachavalpongpun and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-17 with Business & Economics categories.
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand is a timely survey and assessment of the state of contemporary Thailand. While Thailand has changed much in the past decades, this handbook proposes that many of its problems have remained intact or even persistent, particularly problems related to domestic politics. It underlines emerging issues at this critical juncture in the kingdom and focuses on the history, politics, economy, society, culture, religion and international relations of the country. A multidisciplinary approach, with chapters written by experts on Thailand, this handbook is divided into the following sections. History Political and economic landscape Social development International relations Designed for academics, students, libraries, policymakers and general readers in the field of Asian studies, political science, economics and sociology, this invaluable reference work provides an up-to-date account of Thailand and initiates new discussion for future research activities.
Thai Legal History
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Author : Andrew Harding
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-06-17
Thai Legal History written by Andrew Harding and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-17 with Law categories.
The first book to provide a broad coverage of Thai legal history in the English language.
Visions Of A Nation
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Author : Ka F. Wong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Visions Of A Nation written by Ka F. Wong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Monuments categories.