Thai tellings of Phra Malai
Subtitle: texts and rituals concerning a popular Buddhist saint
By: by Bonnie Pacala Brereton.
Publisher: Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Tempe, Ariz
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Buddhist literature -- Thailand -- History and criticism; Buddhist saints -- Legends -- History and criticism; Folklore -- Asia, Southeastern -- Religious aspects; Thailand -- Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Michigan, 1992.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrationsvii; title: Prefaceix; title: Acknowledgmentsxi; title: Introduction: Theme and Variations on the; title: Phra Malai Legend1; title: One: Detailed Summary7; title: Two: A Brief Survey of Phra Malai Texts15; title: Type One: Promising Heavenly Rewards .16; title: Type Two: Warning of Hellish Tortures18; title: Conclusions20; title: Three: Prior Texts and Previous Research25; title: Motifs and Possible Source Texts26; title: Place of Origin of Phra Malai Texts37; title: Research on Other Phra Malai Texts43; title: Conclusions44; title: Four: The Pali/Lan Na Texts51; title: The Lan Na Literary Tradition52; title: Stylistic Features 56; title: Ritual Context: The Vessantara JOtaka61; title: Historical Connections67; title: Conclusions79; title: Five: Phra Malai Klon Suat: The Popular Text93; title: The Medium93; title: Language and Form95; title: Teachings: Simple versus Sophisticated103; title: Retribution: Kammic and Comic112; title: Sources of the Hell Scenes117; title: Historical Context125; title: The Funerary Context129; title: Conclusions137; title: Six: Phra Malai Kham Luang: The Royal Version. 149; title: The Historical Setting152; title: Poetry and Politics155; title: Poetry as Dana157; title: Poetic Techniques162; title: Rhyming Patterns169; title: Imagery173; title: Use of Pedantic Language175; title: Names and Epithets176; title: Conclusions176; title: Epilogue183; title: Appendix: Phra Malai Kham Luang: A Translation. 187; title: Bibliography: Works in Asian Languages235; title: Bibliography: Works in Western Languages241.