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Thai tellings of Phra Malai
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Thai tellings of Phra Malai
texts and rituals concerning a popular Buddhist saint
by Bonnie Pacala Brereton.
Published
1995
by
Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies
in
Tempe, Ariz
.
Written in English.
Table of Contents
| Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrationsvii | ||
| Prefaceix | ||
| Acknowledgmentsxi | ||
| Introduction: Theme and Variations on the | ||
| Phra Malai Legend1 | ||
| One: Detailed Summary7 | ||
| Two: A Brief Survey of Phra Malai Texts15 | ||
| Type One: Promising Heavenly Rewards .16 | ||
| Type Two: Warning of Hellish Tortures18 | ||
| Conclusions20 | ||
| Three: Prior Texts and Previous Research25 | ||
| Motifs and Possible Source Texts26 | ||
| Place of Origin of Phra Malai Texts37 | ||
| Research on Other Phra Malai Texts43 | ||
| Conclusions44 | ||
| Four: The Pali/Lan Na Texts51 | ||
| The Lan Na Literary Tradition52 | ||
| Stylistic Features 56 | ||
| Ritual Context: The Vessantara JOtaka61 | ||
| Historical Connections67 | ||
| Conclusions79 | ||
| Five: Phra Malai Klon Suat: The Popular Text93 | ||
| The Medium93 | ||
| Language and Form95 | ||
| Teachings: Simple versus Sophisticated103 | ||
| Retribution: Kammic and Comic112 | ||
| Sources of the Hell Scenes117 | ||
| Historical Context125 | ||
| The Funerary Context129 | ||
| Conclusions137 | ||
| Six: Phra Malai Kham Luang: The Royal Version. 149 | ||
| The Historical Setting152 | ||
| Poetry and Politics155 | ||
| Poetry as Dana157 | ||
| Poetic Techniques162 | ||
| Rhyming Patterns169 | ||
| Imagery173 | ||
| Use of Pedantic Language175 | ||
| Names and Epithets176 | ||
| Conclusions176 | ||
| Epilogue183 | ||
| Appendix: Phra Malai Kham Luang: A Translation. 187 | ||
| Bibliography: Works in Asian Languages235 | ||
| Bibliography: Works in Western Languages241. |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Michigan, 1992.
Classifications
| Library of Congress | BQ1029.T52 B74 1995 |
The Physical Object
| Pagination | xiii, 252 p. : |
| Number of pages | 252 |
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