Perceiving the social body: a phenomenological perspective on ethical practice in Buddhist Thailand
This essay develops the concept of the “social body” as a metaphorical representation of hierarchical relationships in Thailand, as well as the physical embodiment of social, religious, and political structures. To do so, I trace the symbolic coordinates of groups that correspond to conceptions of i...
Subtitles: | Focus on recent work in moral anthropology |
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
[2014]
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In: |
Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 415-441 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thailand
/ Buddhism
/ Anthropology
/ Ethics
/ Body
/ Society
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IxTheo Classification: | BL Buddhism KBM Asia NCB Personal ethics NCC Social ethics |
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