Accommodating the discarnate: Thai spirit houses and the phenomenology of place

In Thailand, many homes possess small shrines for locality and guardian spirits. In Thai the shrines are known by various names denoting the ethereal occupants and their various spheres of influence. In English they are referred to collectively as "spirit houses." By exploring the ways in...

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Main Author: Pearce, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2011]
In: Material religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 344-372
Further subjects:B spirit houses
B Household shrines
B Genius loci
B phenomenology of places
B Thai religion
B spirits of place
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