Book

The folk religion of Ban Nai, a hamlet in central Thailand

University MicrofilmsAnn Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1984 • Pages:

By: Attagara, Kingkeo.

Abstract
Attagara's dissertation is primarily a presentation of a large body of folklore texts from a rural community in Thailand, Ban Nai. Since the author was interested in how religious beliefs and practices are reflected in folklore, the introductory discussion contains a good quantity of information on Buddhism and folk religion.
Subjects
Literature
Literary texts
Ethics
Animism
Theological systems
Prayers and sacrifices
Purification and atonement
Prophets and ascetics
Organized ceremonial
Ethnopsychology
culture
Central Thai
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Folklorist
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1984
Field Date
1964-1965
Coverage Date
1964-1965
Coverage Place
Ban Nai hamlet, Napa village community, Cholburi province, Thailand
Notes
by Kingkeo Attagara
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Indiana University, Bloomington, 1967
UM: 68-2261
Includes bibliographical references (p. 811)
Photographs No. 1 - No. 70 are not included but the pages and captions are included
LCSH
Thais