Thailand: Spirits Among Us - Hardcover
The unique occult art of Thai tattooing, common beliefs in ghosts and supernatural practitioners including spirit mediums, magical monks and Brahmin priests are all debated and explained in this colourful and spellbinding book. Having lived in Thailand for many years, author, photographer and anthropologist Marlane Guelden draws on her personal and academic experiences to introduce the complexity and allure of the spirit world in Thailand. Thailand: Spirits Among Us follows the path of many aspects of the spirit world. The use of the nora dance-drama performance which arose as a way to communicate with ancestors, is examined. Ghosts from different sources are identified, from the 'Ghost of Unrequited Love' to the more gruesome spirit of the 'Filth Ghost' normally associated with childbirth. The uses and meanings of spirit houses, amulets and powerful corpse oil are also presented. With the support of stunning photographs, Thailand: Spirits Among Us explores what one researcher has described as Thailand's potent brew of power, magic and luck.
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About the Author:
Marlane Guelden first visited Thailand in 1988. Captivated by the syncretic nature of Thai spiritual beliefs, she delved into a study of the people and their religious practices. Her first book Thailand: Into the Spirit World, published in 1995, is an expansive introduction into the Thai spiritual world. This new volume has been revised extensively and includes a chapter on the nora spirit mediums of the south. Guelden has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from University of Hawai'i. Her dissertation is on the nora dance-drama as a form of ancestral spirit mediumship in the south. She has also published on the recent feminization of nora as a contributor to Dynamic Diversity in Southern Thailand. To assist her research, she was awarded the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program scholarship. As a photojournalist in Southeast Asia from 1984 to 1991, Guelden contributed to many major publications including Newsweek, San Francisco Examiner, Regent, Discovery and Asia Magazine. She now lives in southern Songkhla Province, Thailand.
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- PublisherMarshall Cavendish Editions
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 9812610758
- ISBN 13 9789812610751
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages192
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