Bowie, Katherine Ann,  1950- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780299309534 0299309533 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Tipiṭaka.--Suttapiṭaka.--Khuddakanikāya.--Jātaka.--Vessantarajātaka.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhist giving.<br/>Buddhism and state--History.--Thailand<br/>Buddhism and politics--History.--Thailand<br/>Buddhist stories, Thai--Humor.<br/>Jataka stories, Thai--Humor.<br/>Buddhist stories, Thai--Political aspects.<br/>Jataka stories, Thai--Political aspects.<br/>RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ1470.V487  / B69 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/82325