books.google.com - Spirits of the Place is a rare and timely contribution to our understanding of religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia. Most often studied as a part of Thai, Vietnamese, or Khmer history, Laos remains a terra incognita to most Westerners--and to many of the people living throughout Asia as well....http://books.google.com/books/about/Spirits_of_the_place.html?id=a72gff91-u0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareSpirits of the place