The Subtitle of the Journal: Law and Society in Southeast Asia.
摘要
This article explores the ways in which law and religion overlap and interact in Thailand. The imaginative-symbolic dimensions of Thai law and religion share many common elements, which have been apparent in the discourse of national politics throughout the 20th century and in the discourse associated with conflict, dissent, and reform in contemporary Thailand. With the emergence of a constitutional monarchy in the 1930s, traditional Buddhist concepts of cosmic law and religion were fused with new concepts of political administration and legal authority. A new "civic religion" emerged, resting on the three-fold formula of nation, religion, and kingship. This evolving civic religious tradition has provided a framework for both the imaginative-symbolic and the more practical, action-oriented discourses that characterize modern Thai legal culture.
目次
The Premodern Pattern 435 The Nation-building Process 437 Civic Religion and Legal Culture 440 Particular Religions and the Law 444 Conclusion 451
