Nancy Eberhardt
Biographic Data
| ID | 213068 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy Eberhardt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy |
| FAMILY NAME | Eberhardt |
| SIGNATURE | EBERHARDT N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Knox College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Chapter 2. Spirits, Souls, and Selves
Caught in the Middle
In this paper, I examine the role of Buddhist meditation and other ascetic practices in the lives of village elders in a rural Shan community in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand. My focus is not on the techniques used but rather on the larger social and cultural context in which the practice occurs. Traditionally, the taking on of ascetic practices by village elders has been associated with moral development and enhanced psychological and emotiona…
Imagining the Course of Life
Imagining the Course of Life offers a rich portrait of rural life in contemporary Southeast Asia and an accessible introduction to the complexities of Theravada Buddhism as it is actually lived and experienced. It is both an ethnography of indigenous views of human development and a theoretical consideration of how any ethnopsychology is embedded in society and culture. Drawing on long-term fieldwork in a Shan village in northern Thailand, Nancy …
Everyday Morality
This essay explores the nexus between B uddhist discourse, moral reasoning, and aspects of indigenous ethnopsychology in a S han community in northern T hailand. I suggest that these three strands of thought are routinely braided together in intricate ways and, furthermore, that some version of this conceptual arrangement is necessary in order for any moral thinking to take place. That is, all moral thought entails some conception of the way the …
Piaget and Durkheim
The recent resurgence of interest in the anthropology of morality has been accompanied by repeated calls to disentangle the moral from the cultural. The conflation of these domains is seen as a hindrance to further advancement in developing a theory of morality and is frequently blamed on the persistent influence of Durkheim's powerful conception of society as the ultimate moral authority. In this essay, I explore the contrasting views of one of …
Rite of Passage or Ethnic Festival?Shan Buddhist novice ordinations in northern Thailand
Buddhist novice ordinations have long been an important focus of ritual activity in rural Shan communities. In recent years, large numbers of Shan have been moving into urban areas of northern Thailand, notably the city of Chiang Mai. Many of these are cross-border migrants fleeing unstable conditions in Burma. Others are long-term residents of Thailand's rural border provinces pursuing educational and economic opportunities. With the new concent…
Imagining the Course of Life
Imagining the Course of Life offers a rich portrait of rural life in contemporary Southeast Asia and an accessible introduction to the complexities of Theravada Buddhism as it is actually lived and experienced. It is both an ethnography of indigenous views of human development and a theoretical consideration of how any ethnopsychology is embedded in society and culture. Drawing on long-term fieldwork in a Shan village in northern Thailand, Nancy …
Everyday Morality
This essay explores the nexus between B uddhist discourse, moral reasoning, and aspects of indigenous ethnopsychology in a S han community in northern T hailand. I suggest that these three strands of thought are routinely braided together in intricate ways and, furthermore, that some version of this conceptual arrangement is necessary in order for any moral thinking to take place. That is, all moral thought entails some conception of the way the …
Piaget and Durkheim
The recent resurgence of interest in the anthropology of morality has been accompanied by repeated calls to disentangle the moral from the cultural. The conflation of these domains is seen as a hindrance to further advancement in developing a theory of morality and is frequently blamed on the persistent influence of Durkheim's powerful conception of society as the ultimate moral authority. In this essay, I explore the contrasting views of one of …
Rite of Passage or Ethnic Festival?Shan Buddhist novice ordinations in northern Thailand
Buddhist novice ordinations have long been an important focus of ritual activity in rural Shan communities. In recent years, large numbers of Shan have been moving into urban areas of northern Thailand, notably the city of Chiang Mai. Many of these are cross-border migrants fleeing unstable conditions in Burma. Others are long-term residents of Thailand's rural border provinces pursuing educational and economic opportunities. With the new concent…
Everyday Morality
This essay explores the nexus between B uddhist discourse, moral reasoning, and aspects of indigenous ethnopsychology in a S han community in northern T hailand. I suggest that these three strands of thought are routinely braided together in intricate ways and, furthermore, that some version of this conceptual arrangement is necessary in order for any moral thinking to take place. That is, all moral thought entails some conception of the way the …
Piaget and Durkheim
The recent resurgence of interest in the anthropology of morality has been accompanied by repeated calls to disentangle the moral from the cultural. The conflation of these domains is seen as a hindrance to further advancement in developing a theory of morality and is frequently blamed on the persistent influence of Durkheim's powerful conception of society as the ultimate moral authority. In this essay, I explore the contrasting views of one of …
Chapter 2. Spirits, Souls, and Selves
Caught in the Middle
In this paper, I examine the role of Buddhist meditation and other ascetic practices in the lives of village elders in a rural Shan community in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand. My focus is not on the techniques used but rather on the larger social and cultural context in which the practice occurs. Traditionally, the taking on of ascetic practices by village elders has been associated with moral development and enhanced psychological and emotiona…
Imagining the Course of Life
Imagining the Course of Life offers a rich portrait of rural life in contemporary Southeast Asia and an accessible introduction to the complexities of Theravada Buddhism as it is actually lived and experienced. It is both an ethnography of indigenous views of human development and a theoretical consideration of how any ethnopsychology is embedded in society and culture. Drawing on long-term fieldwork in a Shan village in northern Thailand, Nancy …
Anthropological Studies and Insights (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Buddhism (2 works) · Cambodian History and Society (2 works)