TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wong,Deborah
TI  - Sounding the center: history and aesthetics in Thai Buddhist performance
SN  - 0226905853 
U1  - 306.48409593 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Thailand
KW  - Bangkok
KW  - Ritual
KW  - Ethnomusicology
KW  - Oral tradition
KW  - Buddhist dance
KW  - Music
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Bangkok (Thailand)
KW  - Religious life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-333) and index; Conventions and Orthography
1. Men Who Become the Deity: The Thai Body in Performance, The Thai Body as History
2. Performing Wai Khruu Ritual
3. Knowledge and Power in Thai Culture: Teachers as Hermits
4. Sounding the Sacred
5. Inscribing the Wai Khruu Ritual: Two Written Accounts
6. Inheritance and Nationalism: The Social Construction of Wai Khruu Rituals in Bangkok
7. The Wai Khruu as a Gendered Cultural System
8. Conclusions: Thoughts on Change
Appendixes
A. Glossary of Terms Used
B. List of the Naa Phaat Repertoire Used in the Wai Khruu Ritual
C. The Deities of Thai Court Performance
D. Thai Instruments Mentioned in the Text
E. CD Contents
F. Guide to Commercial Recordings
Notes
References
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