Thai tellings of Phra Malai : texts and rituals concerning a popular Buddhist saint / by Bonnie Pacala Brereton.

Author
Brereton, Bonnie Pacala [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Tempe, Ariz. : Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies, ©1995.
Description
xiii, 252 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

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    Notes
    Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Michigan, 1992.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-252).
    Contents
    • Introduction: Theme and Variations on the Phra Malai Legend
    • Detailed Summary
    • A Brief Survey of Phra Malai Texts. Type One: Promising Heavenly Rewards
    • Type Two: Warning of Hellish Tortures
    • Conclusions
    • Prior Texts and Previous Research. Motifs and Possible Source Texts
    • Place of Origin of Phra Malai Texts
    • Research on Other Phra Malai Texts
    • The Pali/Lan Na Texts. The Lan Na Literary Tradition
    • Stylistic Features
    • Ritual Context: The Vessantara Jataka
    • Historical Connections
    • Phra Malai Klon Suat: The Popular Text. The Medium
    • Language and Form
    • Teachings: Simple versus Sophisticated
    • Retribution: Kammic and Comic
    • Sources of the Hell Scenes
    • Historical Context
    • The Funerary Context
    • Phra Malai Kham Luang: The Royal Version. The Historical Setting
    • Poetry and Politics
    • Poetry as Dana
    • Poetic Techniques
    • Rhyming Patterns
    • Imagery
    • Use of Pedantic Language
    • Names and Epithets
    • Epilogue
    • Appendix: Phra Malai Kham Luang: A Translation.
    ISBN
    • 1881044076
    • 9781881044079
    LCCN
    98127894
    OCLC
    33599742
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