The Official Thai Reports on Thomas Merton's Death
The authors examined the official reports of Thomas Merton's death from the government of Thailand and the US Embassy in Bangkok. They obtained official letters and documents from the National Archives and the Thomas Merton Center. The official Thai records and US Embassy Report of Merton'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Catholic University of America Press
2024
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| In: |
The catholic historical review
Year: 2024, Volume: 110, Issue: 2, Pages: 384-396 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Merton, Thomas 1915-1968
/ Thailand
/ Cause of death
/ Death certificate
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBM Asia SA Church law; state-church law |
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| Summary: | The authors examined the official reports of Thomas Merton's death from the government of Thailand and the US Embassy in Bangkok. They obtained official letters and documents from the National Archives and the Thomas Merton Center. The official Thai records and US Embassy Report of Merton's death state that the death was by a natural cause, "sudden heart failure," and not "accidental electrocution," as popularly believed. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-0708 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cat.2024.a928001 |