Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1963-11 (November 1963), Mahasarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes, Field Notebooks, Thailand: November 1963. Field notes in this document were primarily written in Ban Nong Tun (village), Amphoe Muang, Mahasarakham Province (Changwat Maha Sarakham), Thailand. Some notes were written in Mukdaharn (now Changwat Mukdahan) and other locations in the NE of Thailand. This document is preceded by field notes written in Mahasarakham in October 1963 and is followed by notes written in December 1963. Topics: Liang phra by a Family; To Mahasarakham; Lôi krathông; Children; Monks; Weaning; Linguistic Indicatives of Age Status; Two basic types of officials in the Northeast: (1) indigenous and (2) non-indigenous ; Religion; Personal Ornamentation; Harvesting; Language; Temporary Migration; Daily Life Activities in a Thai-Lao Village; Kin-Role Relationships in a Thai-Lao Village; Kathin; Lôi krathông; Calendar; Kū ; Kān Cut Prathīp; Villagers' Attitudes Towards That Phanom; Wedding; A Spirit Trance; Religious Practitioners: Mô suat (หมอสวด), Môphīfā (หมอผีฟ้า), Khāocam (เข่าจ้ำ), Môtham (หมอธรรม), Môkan phī (หมอกันพี), Môdū (หมอดู), Mô siang không (หมอเสียงข่อง); Animistic Beliefs; Innovation; Sports Day; Marital Strife; Pai Thiao Sāo; Busses and Lorries; Customs Related to Birth; Mr. Ngao and Politics; Radios and "Keeping Up with the Thapsuri's"; Health; A Gambling Game; To a Slaughter; To Mahasarakham; Impact of Mass Communications Media upon a Northeastern Thai Village; Bān Khwao Sports Day; Headmaster of Pot Village; Community Development (CD) Committee in BNT; Trip to Kantharawichai, Mahasarakham, Ubon, Mukdahan, Nông Sūng.