Publication

2014 - Amsterdam University Press

Language

English

Word Count

56,250 words, Guess

Page Count

225 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139789048516278
  • ISBN-109048516277
  • Better World Books9789048516278
  • Open LibraryOL29177903M

Classifications

  • LCCBL2050

Description

Starting from the premise that modernity has cast a spell over people around the world, this collection explores the use of magic and religion as modern tools for connection. The contributors draw on new ethnographic research in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Indonesia to show that residents of these countries no longer see religion and modernity as contradictory. Rather, religious ideas and magic practices help people across the region to meet the challenges of modern life. Revising our understanding of religion in Southeast Asia, this collection sheds new light on the multiple modernities that characterize our globalized world.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Dynamics of Religion in Southeast Asia: Magic and ModernityAmsterdam University Press2014-01-01

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