Ashes in the River: The Thai Water Funeral

In the heart of Thailand, the river is more than a body of water-it is a sacred presence, a mirror of impermanence, and a bridge between the living and the dead. Ashes in the River: The Thai Water Funeral offers an immersive nonfiction journey into one of the country's most poetic and spiritually resonant death rituals: the ceremonial release of ashes into flowing water. As the second volume in the Sacred Thai: Ghosts, Beliefs, and Rituals in Thai Culture series, this book blends anthropolo...