Self and Society: Essays on Pali Literature and Social Theory 1988–2010 Performing Arts liminal and hybrid character of

liminal and hybrid character of Thai/Western cultural interrelationships

the book makes significant contributions to developing critical theoretical perspectives of international cultural studies

the incorporation of the region into a global trading network

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and describes a reception given for him at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on his return journey to Saigon

Self and Society: Essays on Pali Literature and Social Theory 1988–2010 Performing Arts liminal and hybrid character ofThis 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