Susan M Darlington

Biographic Data

ID112739
NAMESusan M Darlington
GIVEN NAMESSusan M
FAMILY NAMEDarlington
SIGNATUREDARLINGTON S M
AFFILIATIONSHampshire College
ORCID0000-0002-1344-7114
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS16
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX1

  • Buddhist Integration of Forest and Farm in Northern Thailand

    Open AccessSusan M DarlingtonARTICLEReligions2019Cited by: 1References: 11

    Usually seen as incompatible, forests and farms are integrated by Buddhist environmental activists in Thailand. Monks engaged in environmental conservation see the conditions of farmers' lives as related to how they treat the forests surrounding their farms. If farmers seek their livelihood through cash-cropping and contract farming, they see the forest as a material resource in terms of land for future farms. This attitude contributes to the rap…

  • Contemporary Buddhism and Ecology

    Susan M Darlington, Michael JerrysonBOOKThe Oxford Handbook of…2016

    This chapter critically investigates the relationship between Buddhism and ecology, emphasizing the behaviors and intentions of practitioners rather than interpretations of early Buddhist scriptures. Through examination of the contemporary interpretations and implementations of the concept of interdependence (Pali: paticca-samuppada), animal release rituals, and the activities of Thai forest monks and environmental monks, the author aims to under…

  • The Good Buddha and the Fierce Spirits: Protecting the Northern Thai Forest

    Susan M DarlingtonARTICLEContemporary Buddhism2007

  • Practical Spirituality and Community Forests: Monks, Ritual, and Radical Conservatism in Thailand

    Open AccessSusan M DarlingtonCHAPTERNature in the Global South2003

  • Rituals of National Loyalty: An Anthropology of the State and the Village Scout Movement in Thailand

    Susan M Darlington, Katherine A BowieARTICLEAnthropological Quarterly1999

    Rituals of National Loyalty: An Anthropology of the State and the Village Scout Movement in Thailand. KATHERINE A. BOWIE. New York: Columbia University Press; 1997; 393 pp. Reviewed by SUSAN M. DARLINGTON Hampshire College Bowie's book fills a gap in our comprehension of a significant and turbulent period in recent Thai history. She also contributes theoretically to understanding the use of ritual in promoting political goals. In a detailed, thor…

  • The Ordination of a Tree: The Buddhist Ecology Movement in Thailand

    Open AccessSusan M DarlingtonARTICLEEthnology1998Cited by: 15

    As part of a growing environmental movement in Thailand, a small number of Buddhist engage in ecological conservation projects. These monks teach ecologically sound practices among Thai farmers and criticize rapid economic nationwide (which they see as one of the primary causes of the country's environmental crisis). This article examines how one northern Thai monk used a tree ordination, adapted from a traditional Buddhist ritual, to build villa…

  • Environmental Governance in the Pacific Century

    Susan M Darlington, James E Nickum et al.ARTICLEPacific Affairs1997

  • Rethinking Power and Culture in Anthropology

    Open AccessSusan M DarlingtonARTICLEAmerican Anthropologist1997

    Who Can Compete against the World? Power-Protection and Buddhism in Shan Woridview. Nicola Tannenbaum. Ann Arbor, MI: Association of Asian Studies, 1995.228 pp.State Power and Culture in Thailand. E. Paul Durrenberger. ed. Yale Southeast Asia Studies Monograph, 44. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. 200 pp

  • Forest Monks and the Nation-State: An Anthropological and Historical Study in Northeastern Thailand

    Susan M Darlington, J L TaylorARTICLEPacific Affairs1994

  • A Pause on the Path. Ronald Silvers

    Open AccessSusan M DarlingtonARTICLEAmerican Anthropologist1989