The sacred geography of Bangkok's markets

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 631-642

  Wilson, Ara ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Economy; Guan Yin; Market; Occult; Religion; Sacred; Shrines; Spirituality; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; GLOBALIZATION; RELIGION; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN SOCIETY;

ASIA; BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 51349117880     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00801.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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