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The Fate of Rural Hell: Asceticism and Desire in Buddhist Thailand
by Benedict Anderson (Author),
Seagull Books (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a
massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor
Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's
most bizarre tourist attractions, Wat Phai Rong Wua was designed as a cautionary
museum of sorts; its gruesome statues depict violent and torturous scenes that
showcase what hell may be like. Over the next few decades, Anderson, who is best
known for his work, Imagined Communities, found himself transfixed by this
unusual amalgamation of objects, returning several times to see attractions like
the largest metal-cast Buddha figure in
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780857424020
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Seagull Books
Publishing Date 2016-10-15
Total Pages 104