Wong, Deborah Anne.

Sounding the center : history and aesthetics in Thai Buddhist performance / Deborah Wong. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001. - xxxiv, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) - Chicago studies in ethnomusicology . - Chicago studies in ethnomusicology .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-333) and index.

0226905853 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226905861 (pbk. with sound disc) 9780226905860 (pbk. with sound disc)


Rites and ceremonies--Thailand--Bangkok.
Ritual--Thailand--Bangkok.
Ethnomusicology--Thailand--Bangkok.
Folklore--Performance.--Thailand--Bangkok
Oral tradition--Thailand--Bangkok.
Dance--Religious aspects--Thailand--Bangkok.
Music--Religious aspects--Thailand--Bangkok.


Bangkok (Thailand)--Social life and customs.
Bangkok (Thailand)--Religious life and customs.

306.48409593 / WON 2001