The Funeral Casino: Meditation, Massacre, and Exchange with the Dead in Thailand

The Funeral Casino: Meditation, Massacre, and Exchange with the Dead in Thailand

by Alan Klima (Author)

Synopsis

Offers an interpretation of mass-mediated violence through a study of funeral gambling and Buddhist meditation on death. This book focuses on a particular array of tactics in Thai Buddhism and protest politics for connecting death and life, past and present and unveils a picture of community, responsibility, and accountability in the world order.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 11 Feb 2002

ISBN 10: 0691074607
ISBN 13: 9780691074603