Wong, Deborah. <br/><br/>
Sounding the center: history and aesthetics in Thai Buddhist performance/ 
Deborah Wong. 
 - Chicago:  University of Chicago Press,  2001. 
 - xxxiv, 348 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-333) and index. 
<br/><br/>Conventions and Orthography<br/>1. Men Who Become the Deity: The Thai Body in Performance, The Thai Body as History<br/>2. Performing Wai Khruu Ritual<br/>3. Knowledge and Power in Thai Culture: Teachers as Hermits<br/>4. Sounding the Sacred<br/>5. Inscribing the Wai Khruu Ritual: Two Written Accounts<br/>6. Inheritance and Nationalism: The Social Construction of Wai Khruu Rituals in Bangkok<br/>7. The Wai Khruu as a Gendered Cultural System<br/>8. Conclusions: Thoughts on Change<br/>Appendixes<br/>A. Glossary of Terms Used<br/>B. List of the Naa Phaat Repertoire Used in the Wai Khruu Ritual<br/>C. The Deities of Thai Court Performance<br/>D. Thai Instruments Mentioned in the Text<br/>E. CD Contents<br/>F. Guide to Commercial Recordings<br/>Notes<br/>References 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0226905853  0226905861  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rites and ceremonies--Thailand--Bangkok.<br/>Ritual--Thailand--Bangkok.<br/>Ethnomusicology--Thailand--Bangkok.<br/>Oral tradition--Thailand--Bangkok.<br/>Buddhist dance--Thailand--Bangkok.<br/>Music--Religious aspects.<br/>Bangkok (Thailand)--Religious life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.48409593  / WON/S