03954cam a2200577Ma 4500 ocn793996554 OCoLC 20200709055529.0 m d cr |n| 120521s2012 nyua ob 001 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP OCLCQ N$T 9780857453594 (electronic bk.) 0857453599 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)793996554 455196 (N$T) a------ BF1242.S644 .E54 2012eb OCC 027000 bisacsh 133.90959 23 N$TA Engaging the spirit world [electronic resource] : popular beliefs and practices in modern Southeast Asia / edited by Kirsten W. Endres and Andrea Lauser. New York : Berghahn Books, 2012. 1 online resource (x, 244 p.) : ill. Asian Anthropologies ; v. 5. Includes bibliographical references and index. Engaging the Spirit World; Asian Anthropologies; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction: Multivocal Arenas of Modern Enchantment in Southeast Asia; 1: Can Things Reach the Dead? The Ontological Status of Objects and the Study of Lao Buddhist Rituals for the Spirits of the Deceased; 2: Spirited Warriors: Conspiracy and Protection on Lombok; 3: From the Mystical to the Molecular: Modernity, Martial Arts, and Agency in Java; 4: Changing Spirit Identities: Rethinking the Four Palaces' Spirit Representations in Northern Vietnam. 5: Gods, Gifts, Markets, and Superstition: Spirited Consumption from Korea to Vietnam6: Contests of Comm emoration: Virgin War Martyrs, State Memorials, and the Invocation of the Spirit World in Contemporary Vietnam; 7: Spirit Cults and Construction Sites: Trans-ethnic Popular Religion and Keramat Symbolism in Contemporary Malaysia; 8: Being a Spirit Medium in Contemporary Burma; 9: Reconfiguring Manora Rongkru: Ancestor Worship and Spirit Possession in Southern Thailand; 10: The Horror of the Modern: Violation, Violence, and Ramp aging Urban Youths in Contemporary Thai Ghost Films. Notes on ContributorsIndex. In many parts of the contemporary world, spirit beliefs and practices have taken on a pivotal role in addressing the discontinuities and uncertainties of modern life. The myriad ways in which devotees engage the spirit world show the tremendous creative potential of these practices and their innate adaptability to changing times and circumstances. Through in-depth anthropological case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, the contributors to this book investigate the role and impact of different social, political, and economic dynamics in the reconfiguration o. Description based on print version record. Spiritualism Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia Religious life and customs. Religion and culture Southeast Asia. Popular culture Southeast Asia. Religion and culture Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia Religious life and customs. Spiritualism Southeast Asia. Philosophy. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism bisacsh Electronic books. Endres, Kirsten W. Lauser, Andrea. Print version: Endres, Kirsten W. Engaging the Spirit World : Popular Beliefs and Practices in Modern Southeast Asia New York : Berghahn Books, c2012 9780857453587 Asian anthropologies ; v. 5. Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=915506 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=455196 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL915506 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51247 51247