Spiritual Ecology and Sacred Places in Thailand: Selected Bibliography

Broman, Barry, and William Warren, 2005, Spiritual Abodes of Thailand, Singapore: Times Editions Marshall Cavendish.

Chappell, David W., ed., 2003, Socially Engaged Spirituality: Essays in Honor of Sulak Sivaraksa, Bangkok, Thailand: Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation.

Jangpanichkul, Tossapol, 2003, Buddha Images: Thailand's Precious Heritage, Bangkok, Thailand: Comma Design & Print Cp., Ltd.

Kabilsingh, Chatsumarn, 1998, Buddhism and Nature Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand: Thammasat University Press.

Keyes, Charles F., 1987, Thailand: Buddhist Kingdom as Modern Nation State, Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Rigg, Jonathan, ed., 1995, Counting the Costs: Economic Growth and Environmental Change in Thailand, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Ekachai, Sanitsuda, 1990, Behind the Smile: Voices of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: Post Books.

_____, 1994, Seeds of Hope: Local Initiatives in Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: Post Books.

_____, 2001, Keeping the Faith: Thai Buddhism at the Crossroads, Bangkok, Thailand: Post Books.

Fahn, James David, 2003, A Land on Fire: The Environmental Consequences of the Southeast Asian Boom, Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Gyallay-Pap, Peter, and Ruth Bottomley, eds., 1998, Towards and Environmental Ethic in Southeast Asia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The Buddhist Institute.

Ketudat, Sippanondha, et al., 1990, The Middle Path for the Future of Thailand: Technology in Harmony with Culture and Environment, Honolulu, HI: East-West Center and Chiang Mai University.

Munier, Christophe, 1998, Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: White Lotus Co., Ltd.

Ramakrishnan, P.S., K.G. Saxena, and U.M. Chandrashekara, eds., 1998, Conserving the Sacred For Biodiversity Management, Enfield, NH: Science Publishers, Inc.

Siam Society, ed., 1989, Culture and Environment in Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: Siam Society.

Sivaraksa, Sulak, et al., 1999, Socially Engaged Buddhism for the New Millennium, Bangkok, Thailand: Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation and Foundation for Children.

Sponsel, Leslie E., 1998, “The Historical Ecology of Thailand: Increasing Thresholds of Human Environmental Impact from Prehistory to the Present,” in Advances in Historical Ecology, William Balee, ed., New York, NY: Columbia University Press, pp. 376-404.

______, ed., 2000, Endangered Peoples of Southeast and East Asia: Struggles to Survive and Thrive, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

______, 2005, “Religion and Nature in Southeast Asia,” in Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, Bron Taylor, Editor-in-Chief, New York, NY: Continuum Press (in press).

______, and Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel, 1995, “The Role of Buddhism in Creating a More Sustainable Society in Thailand,” in Counting the Costs: Economic Growth and Environmental Change in Thailand, Jonathan Rigg, ed., Singapore: Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 27-46.
_____, and _____, 1997, “A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential Contribution of the Monastic Community in Promoting a Green Society in Thailand,” in Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds, Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryuken Williams, eds., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 41-68.

______, and _____, 2000, “Why a Tree is More than a Tree: Reflections on the Spiritual Ecology of Sacred Trees in Thailand,” in Santi Pracha Dhamma: Essays in Honour of the late Puey Ungphakorn, Sulak Sivaraksa, et al., eds., Bangkok, Thailand: Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, pp. 364-373.

______, and _____, 2003, “Illuminating Darkness: The Monk-Cave-Bat Ecosystem Complex in Thailand,” in Socially Engaged Spirituality: Essays in Honor of Sulak Sivaraksa, David W. Chappell, ed., Bangkok, Thailand: Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation, pp. 255-270. (Reprinted in This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment, Roger S. Gottlieb, ed., New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 134-144).

______, ______, Nukul Ruttanadakul, and Somporn Juntadach, 1998, “Sacred and/or Secular Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation in Thailand,” Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion 2(2):155-167.

Standen, Mark, and John Hoskin, 1998, Buddha in the Landscape: A Sacred Expression of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand: Mark Standen Publishing.

Sternstein, Larry, 1976, Thailand: The Environment of Modernization, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Swearer, Donald K., 1995, The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Swearer, Donald K., Sommai Premchit, and Phaithoon Dokbuakaew, 2004, Sacred Mountains of Northern Thailand and Their Legends, Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books.

Tiyavanich, Kamala, 2003, The Buddha in the Jungle, Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books.

Wurlitzer, Rudolph, 1995, Hard Travel to Sacred Places, Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications, Ltd.