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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

... Translation © Annira Silver Original book: Matti Sarmela, Kohtalon lait eivät katoa. Elämää Pohjois-Thaimaan kylissä. ... ... Translation © Annira Silver Original book: Matti Sarmela, Kohtalon lait eivät katoa. Elämää Pohjois-Thaimaan kylissä. Publ... ...hor. However, the name of the author must always be clearly indicated. Matti Sarmela Layout Hemmo Vattulainen Helsink... ... Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY ... ...ad set off to carry out cultural anthropological fieldwork in Thailand. No science called cultural anthropology existed in those days in Finland. I lo... ...l states - universal technosystems - Internet, global networks - universal science - global databases ('World Brain') - global hierarchy Planetary dev... ... complex genetic and chemical programs only understood by state-of-the-art science. Postlocal experiences of nature will be produced by the consciousn... ...o days were devoted to displays of the villages, Krua Tan processions, and competitions with a heritage theme. On the third day, the proceedings were ... ...ssion of horse-drawn vehicles, election of the horse queen, and equestrian competitions at the city's sports stadium; the highlights were a riding com...

...ge Buddhism. The author draws surprising parallels between the worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland, the past and future of local cultures. Matti Sarmela started collecting material on Northern Thailand in 1972. Based on a longitudinal field study, he wrote his description of three villages in Lampang Province, and the changes in villagers' lives over three decad...

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