Deities and Divas: Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond: 15 (Gendering Asia)

Peter A. Jackson (editor) & Benjamin Baumann (editor)

ISBN 10: 8776943089 / ISBN 13: 9788776943080

Published by NIAS Press, 2022

About this Item

311 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deities and Divas: Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond: 15 (Gendering Asia)
• Publisher: NIAS Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8776943089
• ISBN 13: 9788776943080
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.49 kilograms

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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.

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.