Thailand's International Meditation Centers: Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series) - Image 1

£105.00

Routledge Thailand's International Meditation Centers: Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series)

Name: Thailand's International Meditation Centers: Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series)
Brand: Routledge
Price: 100.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Distribution

Price History & Forecast

Last 75 days • 75 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 75 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £105 (44 days, 58.7%)

Price range: £100 - £105

Price levels: 2 different prices over 75 days

Description

This book explores contemporary practices within the new institution of international meditation centers in Thailand. It discusses the development of the lay vipassana meditation movement in Thailand and relates Thai Buddhism to contemporary processes of commodification and globalisation. Through an examination of how meditation centers are promoted internationally, the author considers how Thai Buddhism is translated for and embodied within international tourists who participate in meditation retreats in Thailand. Shedding new light on the decontextualization of religious practices, and raising new questions concerning tourism and religion, this book focuses on the nature of cultural exchange, spiritual tourism, and religious choice in modernity. With an aim of reframing questions of religious modernity, each chapter offers a new perspective on the phenomenon of spiritual seeking in Thailand. Offering an analysis of why meditation practices appeal to non-Buddhists, this book contends that religions do not travel as whole entities but instead that partial elements resonate with different cultures, and are appropriated over time.

Product Specifications

Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 041581958X
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Management > Distribution
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 27 May 2015
Listed Since: 28 September 2013

Barcode

No barcode data available

Routledge Thailand's International Meditation Centers: Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices (Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series)

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Routledge Theravada Buddhist Encounters with Modernity Book

Buddhist Modernities: Re-inventing Tradition in the Globalizing Modern World (Routledge Studies in Religion)

Routledge Buddhism and Postmodern Imaginings in Thailand

Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods (Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy)

Thailand Tourism

Meditation in Modern Buddhism: Renunciation and Change in Thai Monastic Life

The Meditative Way: Readings in the Theory and Practice of Buddhist Meditation

Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia: 19 (Routledge Studies in Religion)

Routledge Globalisation, Tourism and Simulacra - Sociology Book

Routledge Handbook of Theravada Buddhism

Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia (Routledge Studies in Religion)

Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies

Business Practices in Southeast Asia: An interdisciplinary analysis of theravada Buddhist countries: 93 (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)

Theravada Buddhism in Colonial Contexts (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)

Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies

Buddhism, the Internet, and Digital Media: The Pixel in the Lotus (Routledge Studies in Religion and Digital Culture)

A Buddhist Crossroads: Pioneer Western Buddhists and Asian Networks 1860-1960

Buddhism and Religious Diversity (Critical Concepts in Religious Studies)

The Buddhist Art of Living in Nepal: Ethical Practice and Religious Reform (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism)

Routledge Buddhism in the Modern World - Religion Book

Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context

The Buddhist World (Routledge Worlds)

Routledge - Religious Tourism: Industry Dynamics and Trends

Routledge - Religion and Mobility in a Globalising Asia