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Mothers of all peoples: Goddesses of Thailand from prehistory until the present.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Mothers of all peoples: Goddesses of Thailand from prehistory until the present./
Author:	Jotisakulratana, Pairin.
Description:	322 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-05(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International74-05A(E).
Subject:	Philosophy of Religion. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3548069
ISBN:	9781267832641

Mothers of all peoples: Goddesses of Thailand from prehistory until the present.
Jotisakulratana, Pairin.

Mothers of all peoples: Goddesses of Thailand from prehistory until the present. - 322 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-05(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 2012.

While women in the West are trying to recover their goddess traditions which have been strongly suppressed under Christianity, the goddess tradition of Thailand has been alive and has coexisted with male-dominant religions until the present day. Thailand is a land of a great diversity of people and their belief systems. The goddesses and their veneration are carried on by these many different peoples. Yet, in the field of women's spirituality, the goddesses of Thailand are rarely known about. Therefore, this dissertation is an attempt to fill this gap. Using feminist cultural history and archaeomythology, this dissertation presents the history, myths, and rituals of these goddesses. These goddesses exist within the context of a matrifocal culture of Thailand. The Thai people often refer to their goddesses as "Mothers." Goddesses' roles reflect the authority of women in a matrifocal culture such as in the areas of fertility, spirituality, household, trade and politics. Influences from Indian religions, especially Buddhism, have devalued the goddess tradition. Nevertheless, the custom has survived into modern times. An overview of the tradition is explored in the first part of the dissertation.

ISBN: 9781267832641Subjects--Topical Terms:

896987
Philosophy of Religion.

Mothers of all peoples: Goddesses of Thailand from prehistory until the present.
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