Everyday morality: constructing a Buddhist ethos in rural Thailand
This essay explores the nexus between Buddhist discourse, moral reasoning, and aspects of indigenous ethnopsychology in a Shan community in northern Thailand. I suggest that these three strands of thought are routinely braided together in intricate ways and, furthermore, that some version of this co...
| Subtitles: | Focus on recent work in moral anthropology |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
[2014]
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| In: |
Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 393-414 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thailand
/ Buddhism
/ Ethics
/ Ethnopsychology
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia NBC Doctrine of God NCC Social ethics |
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| Summary: | This essay explores the nexus between Buddhist discourse, moral reasoning, and aspects of indigenous ethnopsychology in a Shan community in northern Thailand. I suggest that these three strands of thought are routinely braided together in intricate ways and, furthermore, that some version of this conceptual arrangement is necessary in order for any moral thinking to take place. That is, all moral thought entails some conception of the way the world is structured (a conception that may or may not be based on religion) and some ethnotheory of human nature, both of which are culturally mediated. Finally, I discuss the implications of this view for our understanding of human agency and autonomy. |
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| ISSN: | 0384-9694 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jore.12063 |