Deities and Divas: Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond Government Status: Out of print |

Status: Out of print  | few copies available for purchase

arts and natural sciences of Thailand as well as those of neighbouring countries

School of Humanities

researchers and policymakers who are concerned about the state of education in Thailand

Deities and Divas: Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond Government Status: Out of print |Edited by Peter A. Jackson & Benjamin Baumann In central Thailand, a flamboyantly turbaned gay medium for the Hindu god of the underworld posts Facebook selfies of himself hugging and kissing a young man. In Myanmars largest city Yangon, a one time member of a gay NGO dons an elaborate wedding dress to be ritually married to a possessing female spirit; he believes she will offer more support for his gay lifestyle than the path of LGBTQ activism. The