Buddha in the Jungle, The Globalization This book has as much

This book has as much to say about the polarized politics of Thailand as it does about the rich culture and history of Isan

traumatised elephants can recover and begin to enjoy life

“This book illustrates how the complex processes of transculturation are experienced by heterogeneous groups of people who are always excluded as ‘other’ in so-called homogeneous Thai society

Hjorleifur Jonsson rejects the conventional notion that the worlds of traditional peoples are being transformed or undone by the forces of modernity

Edited by Nicholas Tapp

Buddha in the Jungle, The Globalization This book has as much"Reading this book, The Buddha in the Jungle, is to take a wondrous journey to an exotic land, full of magic chants, wise grandmothers, ghosts, elephants, snakes, and compassionate Buddhist monks. After extensive research, Kamala presents us with a collection of marvelously readable and evocative stories that recreate the flavor of a way of life that has now disappeared. This is a book of history, anthropology, and Buddhist teachings, and it is