TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowie,Katherine Ann
TI  - Of beggars and Buddhas: the politics of humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand 
T2  - New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies
SN  - 9780299309534
AV  - BQ1470.V487 B69 2017
U1  - 294.3/82325 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Madison, Wisconsin
PB  - The University of Wisconsin Press
KW  - Tipiá¹­aka
KW  - Suttapiá¹­aka
KW  - Khuddakanikāya
KW  - Jātaka
KW  - Vessantarajātaka
KW  - Buddhist giving
KW  - Buddhism and state
KW  - Thailand
KW  - History
KW  - Buddhism and politics
KW  - Buddhist stories, Thai
KW  - Humor
KW  - Jataka stories, Thai
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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