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Bowie, Katherine Ann, 1950-

Of beggars and Buddhas : the politics of humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand / Katherine A. Bowie. - Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2017] - 1 online resource. - New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies . - New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Introduction: Of Monarchs, Monks, and Peasant Masses; Part I: Diversity in Humor; 1. Central Thailand: Humor Defeated; 2. Northeastern Thailand: Humor Diverted; 3. Northern Thailand: Humor Delighted; Part II: The Politics of Diversity; 4. Jujaka as Trickster: The Peasant Imaginaire; 5. Jujaka as Threat: Consolidating Control; 6. Jujaka as Deity: Rebirths under Global Capitalism; Conclusion: The Journey's End; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

ISBN: 9780299309534 0299309533

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Tipiṭaka.--Suttapiṭaka.--Khuddakanikāya.--Jātaka.--Vessantarajātaka.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buddhist giving.
Buddhism and state--History.--Thailand
Buddhism and politics--History.--Thailand
Buddhist stories, Thai--Humor.
Jataka stories, Thai--Humor.
Buddhist stories, Thai--Political aspects.
Jataka stories, Thai--Political aspects.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BQ1470.V487 / B69 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 294.3/82325