Wandering Dhamma and transnational fellowship: addiction, aspiration and belonging among ethnic minorities on the northern Thai border
This article compares Buddhist and Christian approaches to the drug problem among ethnic minorities in northern Thailand. Government programmes implemented through Buddhist monasteries aim to construct Buddhist subjects and realise agendas of national security in border areas. Yet, they also offer d...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2017
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Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-134 |
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Drug addiction
B Narcotics B Drug consumption B Borderland B Minority B State B Medical care B Buddhist B Christian B Population group B Thailand B Ethnic group |
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