Love Incessantly Flows: Mae Naak, a New Asian Opera Heroine Born out of a Thai Buddhist Narrative

The folklore of Nak (Naak) or "Mae Nak Phrakhanong" (Mother Nak of Phrakhanong District) permeates Thailand as the most popular story of a ghostly haunting. The story, originating in the nineteenth century, has been made into a plethora of versions including more than 20 film adaptations....

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Main Author: Kawamoto, Kanae (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 346-363
Further subjects:B Vism.: Visuddhimagga
B Ap.: Apadāna
B D.: Dīgha-nikāya
B J-a.: Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā
B Pv-a.: Petavatthu-vaṇṇanā
B Abhidh-s.: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha
B Pv.: Petavatthu
B Pv-a. trans.: The translation of Petavatthu-vaṇṇanā. U Ba Kyo, trans. Elucidation of the Intrinsic Meaning so named The Commentary on the Peta-Stories. (PTS, 1980)
B Vin.: Vinaya
B S.: Saṃyutta-nikāya
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