The psychological study of Theravada societies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Piker, Steven
Corporate Author:	Canadian Association for South Asian Studies
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : Brill, 1975.
Series:	Contributions to Asian studies ; v. 8.
Subjects:	Hinayana Buddhism. Buddhism > Psychology > Thailand. Buddhism > Psychology > Burma. Buddhism > Psychology > Sri Lanka. Spirit possession. Burma > Social life and customs. Thailand > Civilization.

Table of Contents:

Modernizing implications of 19th century reforms in the Thai Sangha, by A. T. Kirsch
Personality profiles for two central Thai villages, by A. H. Mentzer and S. Piker
Psycho-cultural exegesis of a case of spirit possession from Sri Lanka, by G. Obeyesekere
Changing child rearing practices in Central Thailand, by S. Piker
Socialization and personality in Thailand, by B. Sensenig, 3rd
Some psychodynamic determinants of household composition in village Burma, by M. E. Spiro.