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Deities and Divas: Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond (Gendering Asia) - Hardcover

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9788776943073: Deities and Divas: Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond (Gendering Asia)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8776943070 ISBN 13: 9788776943073
Publisher: NIAS Press, 2021

Synopsis

Across the Buddhist societies of mainland Southeast Asia, local queer cultures are at the centre of a recent proliferation of professional spirit mediumship. Drawing on detailed ethnographies and extensive comparative research, Deities and Divas captures this variety and ferment.

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About the Author

Peter A. Jackson is emeritus professor in Thai cultural history at the Australian National University. Over the past four decades, he has written extensively on religion, gender and sexuality in modern Thailand as well as critical approaches to Asian area studies.

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Publisher
NIAS Press
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8776943070
ISBN 13 
9788776943073
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
324
Editor
Jackson Peter A., Baumann Benjamin
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  • 3.50 out of 5 stars
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