Buddhist-Christian Encounter in Contemporary Thailand

Download or read book Buddhist-Christian Encounter in Contemporary Thailand written by Kenneth Fleming and published by Religionswissenschaft / Studies in Comparative Religion. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of contemporary Buddhist-Christian encounter in Thailand. Based on case studies, it describes the encounter and debates the related issues of nationalism, identity, and concept of the religious other. Thai notions of avoidance and friendship are identified as specific contributions to the wider field of interreligious relations.