More than three decades ago, Stanley Tambiah (1990, p. 83) contended that the disconcerting character of ritual for moderns “will only disappear when we succeed in embedding magic in a more ample theory of human life in which the path of ritual action is seen as an indispensable mode for men […] of relating to and participating in the life of the world”. It is no coincidence that the last chapter of Peter A. Jackson’s enthralling venture into the enchanted world of post-Cold War Thailand closes with this auspicious quote (p. 313). In fact, Capitalism, Magic, Thailand (2022, ISEAS) turns Tambiah’s hope into an unprecedented achievement.
"Capitalism, Magic, Thailand: Modernity with Enchantment" (Author: Peter A. Jackson ISEAS Publishing, 2022)
Bolotta Giuseppe
2024-01-01
Abstract
More than three decades ago, Stanley Tambiah (1990, p. 83) contended that the disconcerting character of ritual for moderns “will only disappear when we succeed in embedding magic in a more ample theory of human life in which the path of ritual action is seen as an indispensable mode for men […] of relating to and participating in the life of the world”. It is no coincidence that the last chapter of Peter A. Jackson’s enthralling venture into the enchanted world of post-Cold War Thailand closes with this auspicious quote (p. 313). In fact, Capitalism, Magic, Thailand (2022, ISEAS) turns Tambiah’s hope into an unprecedented achievement.
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