Brooke Schedneck

Thailand's International Meditation Centers

Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores contemporary practices within the new institution of international meditation centres in Thailand. It discusses the development of Thai Buddhism, and the evolution of western views about Thai Buddhism, and relates Thai Buddhism to contemporary processes of commodification and globalisation. It examines how meditation centres are promoted internationally, and considers how Thai Buddhism is "translated" and taught to international tourists. Overall, it assesses why meditation practices appeal to non-Buddhists, and argues that the phenomenon demonstrates that religions do not travel as whole entities, but rather that partial elements resonate with different cultures, and are appropriated over time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415819589
• ISBN-10: 041581958X
• Artikelnr.: 39701240

Autorenporträt

Brooke Schedneck is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Imagining Buddhism 2. Therav
da Buddhism and the History of Modern Vipassan
3. The Field of International Engagement with Thai Meditation Centers 4. Narratives of International Meditators' Experiences 5. Meditation for Tourists in Thailand: Commodifying a Universal and National Symbol 6. Pedagogical Techniques for Translating Vipassan
Meditation 7. Embodying Meditation 8. The Future of Thailand's International Meditation Centers