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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

...Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005 ... ...rmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005 Ban Dong 1985 ... ...R DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World ... ... Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World ... ...sorcerers 99 * Mediums of the deceased 101 Strata of local belief 102 Heritage of shamans 102 * Power of sorcerers 103 * From tradition to b... ...ng is a solution for the economic recession. I've been working on building sites in many surrounding villages. From now on, I daren't take any more bu... ...be, but now we have good roads, many people go to work in town on building sites and other work. Getting around used to be difficult, because the road... ...would build a Thai style house. We should cherish our old culture and Thai heritage. They are our valuable property. The bungalow style house looks fo... ... music Yupho 1960. Morton 1974; 1976. Phutharaporn 1998. 44. Davis 1976. Wales 1983. Rajadhon 1961; 1968. Tambiah 1969; 1970. Davis 1976. Klausner ...

... community life, festivals, weddings, funerals, sorcerers and healers, as well as village Buddhism. The author draws surprising parallels between the worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland, the past and future of local cultures. Matti Sarmela started collecting material on Northern Thailand in 1972. Based on a longitudinal field study, he wrote his description of t...

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