Merit and a Sense of Home.

Emerging Thai Buddhist Communities in Germany (Insights from Southeast Asia 8)

• Author(s): Nokchachom Cheskhun Stier,
• Publisher: Galda Verlag
• Pages: 336
• ISBN_10: 3962033076
  ISBN_13: 9783962033071
  
• Language: en

Description:... This book provides an insight on the Buddhist way of Thai temple life in German Diasporic context. It is based on input from several Thai Buddhist communities in Germany where the first-generation Thai transmigrants construct and form a sense of belonging by actively participating in temple life. It also explores the multifaceted role that Thai temples play in the lives of Thai transmigrants. Moreover, this book combines the anthropology of diasporas with Buddhism and identity.