Power, Protection and Magic in Thailand: The Cosmos of a Southern Policeman - Paperbackby Craig J. Reynolds (Author) This biographical study of an unusual southern policeman explores the relationship between religion and power in Thailand during the early twentieth century when parts of the country were remote and banditry was rife. Khun Phan (1898 2006), known as Lion Lawman, sometimes used rather too much lethal force in carrying out his orders. He was the most famous graduate of a monastic academy in the mid south, whose senior