Pilgrims, Healers, and Wizards: Buddhism and Religious Practices in Burma and Thailand

Much of Western culture was pretty confused about Buddhism until relatively recently, presenting it as austere and monolithic. We now know that religious practitioners in Burma and Thailand cover a combination of spirit worship, divination, numerology and homage to the Buddha, and have done for many years. This exhibition of models, banners, posters, glass paintings and stamped cloths gives a view of how religion is expressed in Southeast Asia, and the ways in which beliefs feed into everyday lives.