Sacred Mountains of Northern Thailand: And Their Legends

by Donald K. Swearer, Phaithoon Dokbuakaew, Sommai Premchit

Book Overview

Preserves the folklore of sacred sites in the mountains of northern Thailand.

Drawing on the legendary histories of three mountains in the region, coauthor Donald Swearer explores the various ways that mountains in northern Thailand are seen as sacred space. The volume presents, in English translation, the stories associated with these sacred sites as recorded in the legendary chronicles, or tamnan, of the region.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9749575482
• ISBN13: 9789749575482
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.2"