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Accommodating the Discarnate : spirit houses in contemporary urban Thailand

Other Titles
Spirit houses in contemporary urban Thailand
Author
Pearce, Michael Robert
Abstract
In Thailand, many house compounds are adorned with small shrines dedicated to locality and guardian spirits. The shrines are known by various names; in English they are popularly referred to as 'spirit houses', in Thai they are called sǎn phrá phuum and sǎn câw thí. This study is offered as an ethnographic exploration into the religious dimensions of accommodating discarnate entities within these two shrines, and addresses the pervasiveness of locality and guardian spirits in contemporary urban Thailand.
Sponsorship
University of Queensland
Date Issued
2010Publisher
University of Queensland
Subject
Shrines; Thailand; Religious life and customs; Animism; Spirit houses; Thai Buddhism
Previously Published As
Pearce, Michael Robert. Accommodating the Discarnate : spirit houses in contemporary urban Thailand. Brisbane St. Lucia, QLD : University of Queensland, 2010.
Type
book