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001			705665678
003			OCoLC
005			20210910121553.0
008			100714s2010 enk 000 0 eng d
020			_a0521119383
020			_a9781107660557
082			_a248.5 COO
100	1		_aCook, Joanna, _d1978-
245	1	0	_aMeditation in modern Buddhism : _brenunciation and change in Thai monastic life / _cby Joanna Cook
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010
300			_aix, 214 pages : _billustrations, map ; _c22 cm
505	0		_aMeditation and monasticism: making the ascetic self in Thailand -- Meditation and religious reform -- The monastic community: duty and structure -- Meditation as ethical imperative -- Language and meditation -- Monastic duty, mindfulness and cognitive space -- Money, mae chee and reciprocity -- Hierarchy, gender and mindfulness -- Monasticization and the ascetic interiority of non-self -- Appendix: ordination transcript for an eight-precept nun (mae chee)
520			_a"In contemporary Thai Buddhism, the burgeoning popularity of vipassanā meditation is dramatically impacting the lives of those most closely involved with its practice: monks and mae chee (lay nuns) living in monastic communities. For them, meditation becomes a central focus of life and a way to transform the self. This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation in detail, and explores the subjective signification of monastic duties and ascetic practices. Drawing on fieldwork done both as an analytical observer and as a full participant in the life of the monastery, Joanna Cook analyzes the motivation and experience of renouncers, and shows what effect meditative practices have on individuals and community organization. The particular focus on the status of mae chee - part lay, part monastic - provides a fresh insight into social relationships and gender hierarchy within the context of the monastery."
650		0	_aBuddhist nuns _zThailand
650		0	_aMeditation _xBuddhism
650		4	_aMeditation / Buddhism
650		4	_aBuddhist nuns / Thailand
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