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Description:Description of the Thai Kingdom or Siam around 1850 Thailand under King Mongkut gives a complete overview of basic features of the Thai people and of Thailand during the reign of King Mongkut. The description is directed at laymen in Western countries at a time when only a few objective travelogues on the Orient, written by traders and missionaries, reached the West. Monsignor Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix, for many years a missionary working in Siam and later Bishop of Siam and neighboring countries, elaborates on the daily life of the Siamese and on physical features of the country, and its flora and fauna as he found it in the early 1830s when he arrived. He treats the juridical and political institutions of the Thai state, including its elaborate system of nobility, and officials, serfs and slaves, its arts and crafts, and the growing agricultural production and exports of a nascent economy. As a Roman Catholic bishop he had a keen eye for the religion and history of the Thai people in respect to the likelihood of conversions to Christianity. Thai Buddhism and superstitions are treated in great detail, and the foundations and rules of this religion are provided for laymen. The book provides a detailed account of important event in the history of the country starting with the arrival of the first French missionaries -- for example the behind-the-scene moves in the revolution of 1688 and King Narai's relations with the French priests and his embassies to France -- and concludes with a detailed description of the state of the Catholic Church in Siam around 1850.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Description of the Thai Kingdom or Siam, Thailand under King Mongkut. To get started finding Description of the Thai Kingdom or Siam, Thailand under King Mongkut, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 430

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 2000

ISBN: 9747534053

Description: Description of the Thai Kingdom or Siam around 1850 Thailand under King Mongkut gives a complete overview of basic features of the Thai people and of Thailand during the reign of King Mongkut. The description is directed at laymen in Western countries at a time when only a few objective travelogues on the Orient, written by traders and missionaries, reached the West. Monsignor Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix, for many years a missionary working in Siam and later Bishop of Siam and neighboring countries, elaborates on the daily life of the Siamese and on physical features of the country, and its flora and fauna as he found it in the early 1830s when he arrived. He treats the juridical and political institutions of the Thai state, including its elaborate system of nobility, and officials, serfs and slaves, its arts and crafts, and the growing agricultural production and exports of a nascent economy. As a Roman Catholic bishop he had a keen eye for the religion and history of the Thai people in respect to the likelihood of conversions to Christianity. Thai Buddhism and superstitions are treated in great detail, and the foundations and rules of this religion are provided for laymen. The book provides a detailed account of important event in the history of the country starting with the arrival of the first French missionaries -- for example the behind-the-scene moves in the revolution of 1688 and King Narai's relations with the French priests and his embassies to France -- and concludes with a detailed description of the state of the Catholic Church in Siam around 1850.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Description of the Thai Kingdom or Siam, Thailand under King Mongkut. To get started finding Description of the Thai Kingdom or Siam, Thailand under King Mongkut, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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