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245 0 0 _aEngaging the spirit world
_h[electronic resource] :
_bpopular beliefs and practices in modern Southeast Asia /
_cedited by Kirsten W. Endres and Andrea Lauser.
260 _aNew York :
_bBerghahn Books,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (x, 244 p.) :
_bill.
490 1 _aAsian Anthropologies ;
_vv. 5.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aEngaging 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.
505 8 _a5: 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.
500 _aNotes on ContributorsIndex.
520 _aIn 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aSpiritualism
_zSoutheast Asia.
651 0 _aSoutheast Asia
_xReligious life and customs.
650 0 _aReligion and culture
_zSoutheast Asia.
650 4 _aPopular culture
_zSoutheast Asia.
650 4 _aReligion and culture
_zSoutheast Asia.
650 4 _aSoutheast Asia
_xReligious life and customs.
650 4 _aSpiritualism
_zSoutheast Asia.
650 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 7 _aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aEndres, Kirsten W.
700 1 _aLauser, Andrea.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aEndres, Kirsten W.
_tEngaging the Spirit World : Popular Beliefs and Practices in Modern Southeast Asia
_dNew York : Berghahn Books, c2012
_z9780857453587
830 0 _aAsian anthropologies ;
_vv. 5.
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