Worshipping the Great Moderniser
Stengs, Irene![Worshipping the Great Moderniser](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/294/29483401/CHSBZCOP0329483401.jpg)
An examination of social imaginary surrounding Thai kingship and Thainess that yield an intriguing amalgam of ideas concerning popular religion, Buddhist kingship, nationalism, and material culture. It explores the contemporary appeal of King Chulalongkorn and considers what this ruler's unprecedented popularity says about Thai society.