1st Edition
Thailand's International Meditation Centers Tourism and the Global Commodification of Religious Practices
By Brooke Schedneck
Copyright 2015
210 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
210 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
210 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Imagining Buddhism 2. Theravāda Buddhism and the History of Modern Vipassanā 3. The Field of International Engagement with Thai Meditation Centers 4. Narratives of International Meditators’ Experiences 5. Meditation for Tourists in Thailand: Commodifying a Universal and National Symbol 6. Pedagogical Techniques for Translating Vipassanā Meditation 7. Embodying Meditation 8. The Future of Thailand’s International Meditation Centers
Biography
Brooke Schedneck is Lecturer of Buddhist Studies in the Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs at Chiangmai University, Thailand
