{"product_id":"of-beggars-and-buddhas-katherine-a-bowie-9780299309503","title":"Of Beggars and Buddhas: The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand","description":"In the Buddha's penultimate incarnation, he appears as the Prince Vessantara. Perfecting the virtue of generosity, he gives away all his possessions, and even hands over his two children to the beggar Jujaka. This story was once better known across Theravada Buddhist Southeast Asia than the life of the Buddha himself. In Thailand, regional retellings have included humor and sly antiroyalist themes, despite efforts by the Bangkok monarchy to suppress them. Focusing on Jujaka, Katherine A. Bowie traces variations of this famous story, noting changes from its historical emphasis on generosity in feudal society to new emphases on prosperity and tourism under capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine a. Bowie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299309509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299309503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Katherine a. Bowie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913580347647,"sku":"9780299309503","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e8eed842-04ae-42c0-a815-902738e518a4.jpg?v=1680621173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/of-beggars-and-buddhas-katherine-a-bowie-9780299309503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}