Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction. Buddhist female ascetics in Thai society; 2. Gender orders and gendering renunciation - past and present; 3. Themes of going forth; 4. Transcending the lay realm; 5. Mae chii communities and the making of a mae chii; 6. Gender and the fields of merit; 7. A religious field in transition; 8. Mae chiis' quest for education; 9. Struggles for legal recognition; 10. Summary and conclusions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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Prior to her retirement, Monica Lindberg Falk was a research fellow at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund University in Sweden. Her work focuses on gender, religion and social change in Thailand.

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