Title: Mediums, monks, and amulets : Thai popular Buddhism today /
Authors: Phatthanā Kitiʻāsā
Year: 2012
Subjects: Buddhism Thailand Customs and practices.; Magic Religious aspects Buddhism; Amulets (Buddhism) Thailand.
Abstract: "Using a combination of focused case studies and analysis, Pattana Kitiarsa explores the nature and evolution of popular Buddhism over the past three decades by focusing on those individuals who practice, popularize, and profit from it."--P. [4] of cover.
Contents: Ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Beyond syncretism -- ch. 3 Magic monks and spirit mediums -- ch. 4 Phumphuang : a singer's spirit and lottery luck -- ch. 5 Luang Pho Khun : a postmodern monk -- ch. 6 The rise and fall of the Chatukham-Rammathep amulet -- ch. 7 Mediumship in focus -- ch. 8 Concluding remarks.