Condition: Very Good, only light shelf wear. Text clear, clean and bright. Includes bibliographical reference (p. 227). 1000 Copies. First Edition. Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches. Weight: 6.4 ounces. xviii, 233p.;ill.;21cm. This is a collection of papers on folklore in Thailand written in English. Classified by folklore genres, e.g. Fairytale, Jataka tale [the Buddha birth stories] joke, myth, etc., since each genre has a different nature and different functions. Fairytales in Western culture often signify the kind of stories about the adventures of princes or princesses in imaginative lands. In Thai repertoire, Chakchak wongwong tales may be the closest genre similar to Western fairytales since they are also stories about adventurous heroes. Fairytales usually deal with family conflict. Content Details: Preface vii Acknowledgements xiii Plates xviii Chakchak Wongwong Tales [Thai Fairytales] : Different Family Roles, Different Interpretations of Thai Folktales - Siraporn Nathalang ... 1 Thai folktale drama on Television : Tradition and Modernity ... 27 Siraporn Nathaland Jataka Tales [The Buddha's Birth Storeis ] : The Jataka Stories and Laopuan World view - Pranee Wonghet ... 47 Jokes : Siang Miang : Folk Hero ... 63 Hua Paw Tales ... 69 In Law Tales -William Klausner ... 73 Myths : Tai Creation Myths : Reflections of Tai Relations and Tai Cultures -Siraporn Nathaland ... 81 Conflict and compromise between the Indigenous beliefs and buddhism as Reflected in Thai Rice Myths -Siraporn Nathaland ... 99 Ghost Stories : Nang Naak : the cult and myth of a popular ghost in Thailand -Ka . F.Wong ... 123 Folksongs : folksongs and Socio-Cultural change in village life -Suvanna Kriengkraipetch ... 143 Folk Beliefs : Thai Folk Beliefs about Animals and Plants and Attitudes toward Nature -Suvanna Kriengkraipetch ... 169 Folk Performances: Relevance of the Textual and Contextual Analyses in Understanding Folk Performance in Modern Society : A case of Southern Thai Shadow Puppet Theatre - Paritta Chalermpow Koanantakool ... 189
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