Empire of Crystal and Utopian Commune
Two Types of Contemporary Theravada Reform in Thailand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6086393 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Apinya Fuengfusakul (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 153-183 |
| Publication date | 1993-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0217-9520 • E-ISSN: 1793-2858 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj8-1g |
| OpenAlex | W1991760414 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper examines the cultural formation of two contemporary Thai religious movements, Thammakaay and Santi Asok. Both combine, in different manners, certain traditional cultural elements with modern urban life-style and outlook. Thammakaay, as a conformist, revitalizes Theravada belief and practice through accommodation with consumerism. The hierarchical social relations, order, and discipline are restored within a modernized organizational structure and mass rituals. Asok' s rituals, practices, merit activities, and model communities, on the other hand, manifest the combination of a post-Modernist and anti-capitalist social outlook with what it perceives as characteristics of a rural community. Different self-perceptions also lead to different attitudes towards the Sangha Order and the state
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2013 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |