Thai folklore: insights into Thai culture
by Nathalang, Siraporn [Editor]; Center for Thai Studies, Faculty of Arts Chulalongkorn University; Siraporn Nathalang.
Type:
BookPublisher: Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press; 2004Edition: Paperback.Description: 233 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9789741331499.Subject(s): Folk literature, Thai | Folklore | Chakchak Wongwong Tales | Thai fairytales
Contents:
Chakchak Wongwong tales (Thai fairytales): Different family roles, different interpretations of Thai folktales ; Thai folktale drama on television: Tradition and modernity -- Jataka tales (The Buddha's birth stories): The Jataka stories and Laopuan world view -- Jokes: Siang Miang: Folk hero ; Hua Paw tales ; In law tales -- Myths: Tai creation myths: Reflections of Tai relations and Tai cultures ; Conflict and compromise between the indigenous beliefs and Buddhism as reflected in Thai rice myths -- Nang Naak: The cult and myth of a popular ghost in Thailand -- Folksong and socio-cultural change in village life -- Thai folk beliefs about animals and plants and attitudes toward nature ; Relevance of the textual and contextual analyses in understanding folk performance in modern society: a case of Southern Thai Shadow Puppet Theatre.
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Book | NF 398.2 S (Browse shelf) | 1 | In transit from Primary to Secondary since 2015-07-09 13:12:11 | S096525555 |
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Chakchak Wongwong tales (Thai fairytales): Different family roles, different interpretations of Thai folktales ; Thai folktale drama on television: Tradition and modernity -- Jataka tales (The Buddha's birth stories): The Jataka stories and Laopuan world view -- Jokes: Siang Miang: Folk hero ; Hua Paw tales ; In law tales -- Myths: Tai creation myths: Reflections of Tai relations and Tai cultures ; Conflict and compromise between the indigenous beliefs and Buddhism as reflected in Thai rice myths -- Nang Naak: The cult and myth of a popular ghost in Thailand -- Folksong and socio-cultural change in village life -- Thai folk beliefs about animals and plants and attitudes toward nature ; Relevance of the textual and contextual analyses in understanding folk performance in modern society: a case of Southern Thai Shadow Puppet Theatre.
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