A premier journal, primarily in English, on the history and culture of Thailand and Southeast Asia published continuously since 1904.

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A ruler had no power to enact law. He was born to maintain order and peace and to protect his subjects from dangers…

Some gods are bad and some devils are good. There are, in fact, almost as many kinds of good and bad phi as there are of men…

The influence of สิ่งแวดล้อม¹ are directed out from the individual to his environment; the influence of สิ่งแวดล้อม² are directed inward from the environment to the individual.

a concise history of amulets and an overview of amulet culture in Thailand.

Even as Vajirayan criticized the supernaturalism of indigenous Siamese religious forms, certain ideas and practices were left intact. In particular was a focus on karma or merit and morality…