Living on the rim: Ecology and forest monks in Northeast Thailand

With the rapid disappearance of primary forests in Thailand's Lao-speaking provinces, some reclusive forests monks have been teaching villagers practical, moral and environmentally friendly strategies for survival. After a look at the cosmological and political implications of forest monks, the...

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1. VerfasserIn: Taylor, J. L. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Institution 1991
In: Sojourn
Jahr: 1991, Band: 6, Heft: 1, Seiten: 106-125
weitere Schlagwörter:B Thailand Entwaldung (Raubbau) Wald Kloster Nonnen/Mönche Buddhismus Ökosystem Umwelterziehung Innenpolitik
B Mönch
B Umwelterziehung
B Entwaldung
B Wald
B Nonne
B Ökosystem
B Innenpolitik
B Kloster
B Buddhismus
B Thailand
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Zusammenfassung:With the rapid disappearance of primary forests in Thailand's Lao-speaking provinces, some reclusive forests monks have been teaching villagers practical, moral and environmentally friendly strategies for survival. After a look at the cosmological and political implications of forest monks, the state and the environment, the author narrates how a forest monk (Ajaan Thui Chanthakaro) at a forest monastery (Wat Dong Sii Chomphuu) addresses these problems. The author believes that with an awareness of the ecosystem and the importance of sustainable cultural practices, forest monks like Ajaan Thui have in recent times become a vital means of protecting the remaining peripheral forests. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0217-9520
Enthält:In: Sojourn