Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China
Williams, Paul
Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China - New York Cambridge University Press 2012 - 296p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Introduction: Buddhist funeral cultures 1
2. Chanting as `bricolage technique`: a Comparison of South and Southeast Asian funeral recitation 21
3. Weaving life out of death: the craft of the rag robe in Cambodian ritual technology 59
4. Corpses and cloth: illustrations of the pamsukula ceremony in Thai manuscripts 79
5. Good death, bad death and ritual restructurings: the New Year ceremonies of the Phunoy in northern Laos 99
9781107003880 6986
S24.5 / W670
Buddhist Funeral Cultures of Southeast Asia and China - New York Cambridge University Press 2012 - 296p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Introduction: Buddhist funeral cultures 1
2. Chanting as `bricolage technique`: a Comparison of South and Southeast Asian funeral recitation 21
3. Weaving life out of death: the craft of the rag robe in Cambodian ritual technology 59
4. Corpses and cloth: illustrations of the pamsukula ceremony in Thai manuscripts 79
5. Good death, bad death and ritual restructurings: the New Year ceremonies of the Phunoy in northern Laos 99
9781107003880 6986
S24.5 / W670