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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Main Author: Vorng, Sophorntavy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2017
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-134
Further subjects:B 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
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)