Rachana Agarwal
Biographic Data
| ID | 193543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachana Agarwal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachana |
| FAMILY NAME | Agarwal |
| SIGNATURE | AGARWAL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mahidol University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8806-7140 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pop Culture and Spiritual Hybridity
The contemporary spiritual landscape of Thailand exhibits a trend of hybrid religiosity, wherein traditional beliefs coexist with new spiritual symbols derived from folklore, media, and material culture. This study investigates the emergence of Khru Kai Kaeo as a modern spiritual figure and contrasts it with the grotesque gargoyles of European Gothic architecture to evaluate how these symbols serve as cultural “shock absorbers” during periods of …
Spiritual Folklore Tourism
This article highlights the importance of spiritual pilgrims’ pre-travel experiences and belief in the divine spirit to fulfil their spiritual journey. We explore the experiences of travellers who visited the Naga Cave and sought spiritual help to fulfil their desires. We used netnography to collect travellers’ stories to reveal the importance of seeking spiritual help and sharing experiences on Facebook to promote the sacredness of Phu Aue Lue a…
Social Media's Role in the Changing Religious Landscape of Contemporary Bangkok
In this article, the authors argue that social media is becoming a more influential medium for religious services in Bangkok, Thailand. Buddhism, with an attendant mixing of Thai animistic beliefs in spirits, inanimate objects, and talismans, along with other expressive forms of religious enterprise, is adapting to a changing personalized media landscape to reach ever more diverse audiences. Social media in particular is allowing for social and p…
Ganesa and His Cult in Contemporary Thailand
Ganesa has long been familiar to the people of Thailand but increasingly evident \nare the Ganesa cults flourishing in Bangkok. In the process, the deity appears to be \nacquiring new roles and functions. Ganesa now serves in a number of capacities \nfor some; he is a “fxer,” a deity of last resort that can help devotees to overcome \nobstacles in their lives. Not surprisingly, the growing popularity of the deity is \nreflected in a rapidly expan…
Adoptive Transfers and Affective Experiences of Palauan Youth
This paper explores some of the psychological aspects of circulation through adoptive transfers involving Palauan youth. Youth are centre-staged to better understand how circulation influences their lived experience and sense of self, and because youth perspectives are identified as subaltern within the Palauan social matrix. Consequently, the direct voices of youth may often be silenced in Palauan society and are virtually absent from ethnograph…
Ganesa and His Cult in Contemporary Thailand
Ganesa has long been familiar to the people of Thailand but increasingly evident \nare the Ganesa cults flourishing in Bangkok. In the process, the deity appears to be \nacquiring new roles and functions. Ganesa now serves in a number of capacities \nfor some; he is a “fxer,” a deity of last resort that can help devotees to overcome \nobstacles in their lives. Not surprisingly, the growing popularity of the deity is \nreflected in a rapidly expan…
Adoptive Transfers and Affective Experiences of Palauan Youth
This paper explores some of the psychological aspects of circulation through adoptive transfers involving Palauan youth. Youth are centre-staged to better understand how circulation influences their lived experience and sense of self, and because youth perspectives are identified as subaltern within the Palauan social matrix. Consequently, the direct voices of youth may often be silenced in Palauan society and are virtually absent from ethnograph…
Adoptive Transfers and Affective Experiences of Palauan Youth
This paper explores some of the psychological aspects of circulation through adoptive transfers involving Palauan youth. Youth are centre-staged to better understand how circulation influences their lived experience and sense of self, and because youth perspectives are identified as subaltern within the Palauan social matrix. Consequently, the direct voices of youth may often be silenced in Palauan society and are virtually absent from ethnograph…
Ganesa and His Cult in Contemporary Thailand
Ganesa has long been familiar to the people of Thailand but increasingly evident \nare the Ganesa cults flourishing in Bangkok. In the process, the deity appears to be \nacquiring new roles and functions. Ganesa now serves in a number of capacities \nfor some; he is a “fxer,” a deity of last resort that can help devotees to overcome \nobstacles in their lives. Not surprisingly, the growing popularity of the deity is \nreflected in a rapidly expan…
Social Media's Role in the Changing Religious Landscape of Contemporary Bangkok
In this article, the authors argue that social media is becoming a more influential medium for religious services in Bangkok, Thailand. Buddhism, with an attendant mixing of Thai animistic beliefs in spirits, inanimate objects, and talismans, along with other expressive forms of religious enterprise, is adapting to a changing personalized media landscape to reach ever more diverse audiences. Social media in particular is allowing for social and p…
Spiritual Folklore Tourism
This article highlights the importance of spiritual pilgrims’ pre-travel experiences and belief in the divine spirit to fulfil their spiritual journey. We explore the experiences of travellers who visited the Naga Cave and sought spiritual help to fulfil their desires. We used netnography to collect travellers’ stories to reveal the importance of seeking spiritual help and sharing experiences on Facebook to promote the sacredness of Phu Aue Lue a…
Pop Culture and Spiritual Hybridity
The contemporary spiritual landscape of Thailand exhibits a trend of hybrid religiosity, wherein traditional beliefs coexist with new spiritual symbols derived from folklore, media, and material culture. This study investigates the emergence of Khru Kai Kaeo as a modern spiritual figure and contrasts it with the grotesque gargoyles of European Gothic architecture to evaluate how these symbols serve as cultural “shock absorbers” during periods of …
Psychology (4 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works)