Joss House Ministerial Regulation: Specific Old Laws for Control of Religious Shrine in Thailand
Keywords:
Joss House, Laws, Thailand, Shrine, ReligiousAbstract
Abstract
Rooted culture and belief are common things in any setting where there is a long history. Joss house is a specific belief of the local people seen in Indochina. This place is a specific religious shrine controlled by public community aiming at performing religious activities. The specific Lawson Joss house is very interesting. Here, the authors present and discuss on the specific old laws for control of religious shrine in Thailand. The law has been in used for nearly one hundred year (since 1917). This is an example of old classical law that is still presented used.
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