and contributor Stanley J. Tambiah: They all investigate some aspect of what Tambiah has called "multiple orientations to...... more

and contributor Stanley J. Tambiah: They all investigate some aspect of what Tambiah has called multiple orientations to...... more

Ethno-nationalist conflicts are rampant today, causing immense human loss. Stanley J. Tambiah is concerned with the...... more

This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today s Sri Lanka-given Buddhi... more

Focusing on the historical events of post-independence Sri Lanka, S. J. Tambiah analyzes the causes of the violent...... more

Professor Tambiah is one of the leading anthropologists of the day, particularly known for his penetrating and...... more

No detailed description available for "Culture, Thought, and Social Action".... more

The central actors in this book are some reclusive forest-dwelling ascetic meditation masters who ha... more

Dr Tambiah describes the religious practices and beliefs of the people of a remote village in north-east Thailand...... more

century, and as one of the leading social anthropologists of his generation. Stanley Tambiah s intellectual biography covers...... more