03017cam a2200613Ma 4500 ocn970619080 OCoLC 20200709060530.0 m d cr |||||||nn|n 160419t20172017wiu ob 001 0 eng d P@U eng pn P@U OCLCO N$T EBLCP IDEBK OCLCQ 9780299309534 (electronic bk.) 0299309533 (electronic bk.) 9780299309503 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0299309509 1457985 (N$T) (OCoLC)970619080 a-th--- BQ1470.V487 B69 2017 REL 017000 bisacsh 294.3/82325 23 MAIN Bowie, Katherine Ann, 1950- author. 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] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015) 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. 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. Master record variable field(s) change: 050, 650 Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka. Vessantarajātaka. Buddhist giving. Buddhism and state Thailand History. Buddhism and politics Thailand History. Buddhist stories, Thai Humor. Jataka stories, Thai Humor. Buddhist stories, Thai Political aspects. Jataka stories, Thai Political aspects. RELIGION Comparative Religion. bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Bowie, Katherine Ann, 1950- Of beggars and Buddhas. Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2017] (DLC) 2016017724 New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1457985 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4792746 EBSCOhost EBSC 1457985 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis37494741 Project MUSE MUSE muse53759 92 N$T 57226 57226