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Wattanagun, Kanya.

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The ravenous spirit (Phii Pob) belief tradition in contemporary Thailand: Plural practices versus monolithic representations.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The ravenous spirit (Phii Pob) belief tradition in contemporary Thailand: Plural practices versus monolithic representations./
Author:	Wattanagun, Kanya.
Description:	282 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-08(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-08A(E).
Subject:	Folklore. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10075033
ISBN:	9781339579115

The ravenous spirit (Phii Pob) belief tradition in contemporary Thailand: Plural practices versus monolithic representations.
Wattanagun, Kanya.

The ravenous spirit (Phii Pob) belief tradition in contemporary Thailand: Plural practices versus monolithic representations. - 282 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-08(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2016.

The ravenous spirit belief tradition in northeast Thailand is practiced variably in different belief communities. However, Thai academia and mass media exclusively draw on the abusive aspects of this belief tradition. This negative and monolithic representation reinforces the preconceived idea of the "superstitious" folk whose false logic generates barbaric social practices that need to be eliminated. Also, it reinforces a simplistic but dominant understanding among non-believers that ravenous spirit beliefs are practiced in the same way everywhere and generate abusive social practices in all contexts. In response to this problem, this dissertation illustrates three main points: (1) The ravenous spirit belief tradition is practiced variably in different social contexts. (2) The dominant discourses about the ravenous spirit belief tradition produced by Thai academia and mass media are problematic because they neglect the benign variants of the tradition. (3) Ravenous spirit beliefs, rather than reflecting a false logic, are believers' logical attempts to make sense of, and devise sensible reactions to, baffling and troublesome experiences.

ISBN: 9781339579115Subjects--Topical Terms:

528224
Folklore.

The ravenous spirit (Phii Pob) belief tradition in contemporary Thailand: Plural practices versus monolithic representations.
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