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Thailand's Theory of Monarchy - The Vessantara Jataka and the Idea of the Perfect Man

English · Paperback / Softback

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Discusses the origins and cultural history of the Theravada Buddhist ideals behind the Thai institution of monarchy.

About the author

Patrick Jory is Senior Lecturer in Southeast Asian History at the University of Queensland and the editor of Ghosts of the Past in Southern Thailand: Essays on the History and Historiography of Patani.

Product details

Authors Patrick Jory, Jory Patrick
Publisher State University of New York Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.01.2017
 
EAN 9781438460888
ISBN 978-1-4384-6088-8
No. of pages 302
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

Thailand, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Buddhism, History of Religion, Asian History

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