{"id":32903072,"title":"Spirits of the Place — Holt","handle":"spirits-of-the-place","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy John Clifford Holt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/j\/jholt\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWilliam R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Humanities in Religion \u0026amp; Asian Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSpirits of the Place\u003c\/span\u003e is a rare and timely contribution to our understanding of religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia.  Most often studied as a part of Thai, Vietnamese, or Khmer history, Laos remains a terra incognita to most Westerners -- and to many people living throughout Asia as well.  John Holt's new book brings this fascinating nation into focus.  With its overview of Lao Buddhism and analysis of how shifting political power -- from royalty to democracy to communism -- has impacted Lao religious culture, the book offers an integrated account of the entwined political and relgious history of Laos from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era.\u003cbr\u003e - From the hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback.","published_at":"2015-11-24T10:37:00-05:00","created_at":"2011-02-22T10:52:23-05:00","vendor":"vendor-unknown","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Faculty","History"],"price":2700,"price_min":2700,"price_max":2700,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2700,"compare_at_price_min":2700,"compare_at_price_max":2700,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":77651982,"title":"Default","option1":"Default","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF169","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Spirits of the Place — Holt","public_title":null,"options":["Default"],"price":2700,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":2700,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780824836573","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf169-holt-spirits.jpg?v=1614030397"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf169-holt-spirits.jpg?v=1614030397","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Spirits of the Place by John Holt","id":7516074967129,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf169-holt-spirits.jpg?v=1614030397"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf169-holt-spirits.jpg?v=1614030397","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy John Clifford Holt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/j\/jholt\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWilliam R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Humanities in Religion \u0026amp; Asian Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSpirits of the Place\u003c\/span\u003e is a rare and timely contribution to our understanding of religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia.  Most often studied as a part of Thai, Vietnamese, or Khmer history, Laos remains a terra incognita to most Westerners -- and to many people living throughout Asia as well.  John Holt's new book brings this fascinating nation into focus.  With its overview of Lao Buddhism and analysis of how shifting political power -- from royalty to democracy to communism -- has impacted Lao religious culture, the book offers an integrated account of the entwined political and relgious history of Laos from the fourteenth century to the contemporary era.\u003cbr\u003e - From the hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback."}