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100 1 _aJoll, Christopher M.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMuslim Merit-making in Thailand's Far-South
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Christopher M. Joll.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2012.
300 _aXII, 236 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aMuslims in Global Societies Series ;
_v4
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Indic, Islamic, and Thai Influences -- Religious, Ethnic, and Linguistic Diversity -- Thai and Malay Merit-making Rhetoric -- Potent Words and Sacred Duties -- Sedekoh and Meritorious Smorgasbords -- Ramadan Scales and Meccan Multiplications -- Merit-making Rationales and Motivations -- Conclusion.
520 _aThis volume provides an ethnographic description of Muslim merit-making rhetoric, rituals and rationales in Thailand’s Malay far-south. This study is situated in Cabetigo, one of Pattani’s oldest and most important Malay communities that has been subjected to a range of Thai and Islamic influences over the last hundred years. The volume describes religious rhetoric related to merit-making being conducted in both Thai and Malay, that the spiritual currency of merit is generated through the performance of locally occurring Malay adat, and globally normative amal 'ibadat.  Concerning the rationale for merit-making, merit-makers are motivated by both a desire to ensure their own comfort in the grave and personal vindication at judgment, as well as to transfer merit for those already in the grave, who are known to the merit-maker. While the rhetoric elements of Muslim merit-making reveal Thai influence, its ritual elements confirm the local impact of reformist activism.
650 0 _aHumanities.
650 0 _aAnthropological linguistics.
650 0 _aRegional planning.
650 0 _aReligion (General).
650 0 _aAnthropology.
650 1 4 _aHumanities / Arts.
650 2 4 _aReligious Studies.
650 2 4 _aAnthropology.
650 2 4 _aRegional and Cultural Studies.
650 2 4 _aLinguistic Anthropology.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aMuslims in Global Societies Series ;
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2485-3
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