Funeral Casino - Meditation, Massacre, & Exchange with the Dead in Thailand : Meditation, Massacre, and Exchange with the Dead in Thailand

List of Illustrations vii Note on Transcription and Monetary Conversion ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1(30) PART I The Passed The New World 31(22) Bangkok and the World Order without History Revolting History 53(36) The Necromantic Power of Public Massacres Bloodless Power 89(33) The Moral Economy of the Thai Crowd Repulsiveness of the Body Politic 122(47) An Economics of the Black May Massacre PART II Kamma The Charnel Ground 169(62) Visions of Death in Buddhist Ascesis and the Redemption of Mechanical Reproduction The Funeral Casino 231(60) A Mindful Economy Notes 291(14) Bibliography 305(8) Index 313