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THE SECRETS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN TEXTILES 
Myth, Status and the Supernatural 
The James H. W. Thompson Foundation Symposium Papers 
Edited by Jane Puranananda 

Journey with fifteen scholars to Southeast Asia and 
neighbouring countries to discover the hidden meanings 
behind traditional textiles. Throughout Asia, textiles have 
played an important role in concepts of power and kingship 
and are also closely associated with shamanistic, Buddhist 
and Islamic beliefs. The papers presented in this work 
represent the scholarship and research of leading scholars 
from around the world who participated in The James H.W. 
Thompson Foundation symposium Status, Myth and the 
Supernatural – Unraveling the Secrets of Southeast Asian 
Textiles which was held in Bangkok in August of 2005. 

Diana K. Myers highlights comparisons between Bhutanese and 
Southeast Asian textiles; Gillian Green writes on Cambodian 
textile hangings; John Guy, Roy W. Hamilton and Robyn J. 
Maxwell examine three very different aspects of Indonesia 
textiles; Susan Conway investigates Shamanistic practices 
among the Shan, while Barbara G. Fraser and David W. Fraser, 
Vibha Joshi and Piriya Krairiksh have researched the 
textiles of three other minority groups living in Myanmar; 
Patricia Cheesman and Linda McIntosh explore the 
implications of Lao women’s dress for Thailand, two authors, 
Leedom Lefferts and Suriya Smutkupt explain the relationship 
between Buddhism and textiles, while Thirabhand 
Chandrachareon discusses royal brocades; finally, Michael 
Howard shows how the Tai peoples of Vietnam use textiles to 
denote status and religion. 

THE SECRETS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN TEXTILES 
Myth, Status and the Supernatural 
The James H. W. Thompson Foundation Symposium Papers 
Edited by Jane Puranananda 
216 pages with over 300 colour illustrations 
Dimensions: 275 x 217 mm 
Weight: 1 kg 
ISBN 978-974-9863-38-1 

REFERENCE CODE: JTS 008 
Price: 
THAI BAHT 900.00 

Web site: www.seasiantextiles.org 

For inquiries or assistance, please contact: 
publications at jimthompson.com 

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu