Thailand’s Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Power, Influence and Rites

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Av Marie-Sybille de Vienne, France) de Vienne, Marie-Sybille (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations

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Based on two decades of fieldwork, including over a hundred interviews with various political and economic actors at different social levels, as well as documentary and media analysis, this volume presents an account of the Buddhist monarchy in Thailand, offering a sociology of elites, an analysis of the economic influence of the Crown and an examination of the magic and ritual dimension of kingship. An exploration of the role and status of the Palace over the last century, whether as a guarantor of democracy, a symbol of stability, a source of power or an object of popular discontent, Thailand’s Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries will appeal to scholars of sociology and anthropology with interests in material religion, politics and Southeast Asian studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-03-31
Mått156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Material Religion and Spirituality
Antal sidor278
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032045559

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Part I: Notions of ‘Kingship’ and ‘Monarchy’ 1. The Setbacks and Misfortunes of Kingship 2. About Kingship in a Tai Context Part II: Chakri Kingship: In Between Tradition, Nation and Constitution 3. The Modernisation of Siamese Kingship and Its Ups And Downs, 1826-1945 4. Kingship Restoration in The Wake of Urbanisation (1946-1988) 5. The Tentative Merging of Kingship and Democracy (1988-2006) 6. Institutional Melt-Down (2006-2020) Part III: The Crown as Stabilizer? 7. The Privy Council: Its Articulation with Power 8. Royal Finances and Parami 9. Royal Symbolism and Popular Acknowledgement Part IV: Eschatological Anguish, Institutional Unravelling and Royal Advent 10. Mounting Frustration 11. From Eschatological Anguish at The End of the 9th Reign to Chaos 12. Implosion of Consensus Conclusion Appendix A: Lexicon of the Main Siamese, Sanskrit, and Pali Terms Appendix B: Thematic Bibliography