Self and Society: Essays on Pali Literature and Social Theory 1988–2010 Performing Arts multicolored tapestry of Thai cultural

multicolored tapestry of Thai cultural heritage

Kyoto University

Narin Phasit was the founder and acting president of half a dozen societies with names such as the Society to Assist People in the Overcoming of Their Barbarian Craziness

GARY LEE is Senior Ethnic Liaison Officer in the New South Wales government

Self and Society: Essays on Pali Literature and Social Theory 1988–2010 Performing Arts multicolored tapestry of Thai culturalThis selection of essays, originally published between 1988 and 2010, demonstrates that in the study of Buddhism a concern with detailed accuracy in philological and textual specifics can be combined with an attempt to deal with wider (and difficult) philosophical and sociological issues. The first part, Pali Literature, deals with the historical formation of the Pali Canon, with the continuing oral aspects of Pali texts, and looks at the entire range