Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1968-01 (January 1968), Mae Sariang.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes Field Notebooks, Thailand: January 1968, with some entries written by E. Jane Keyes. Field notes in this document were primarily written in Amphoe Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son Province (Changwat Mae Hong Son), Thailand. This document is preceded by field notes written in Mae Sariang in December 1967 and is followed by notes written in Mae Sariang in February 1968. Topics: New Year Festivities; Interview with Mr. Tan Bamrungkit; Kamnan of Kông Kôi; Wedding of Lā; Trip to Mae Hong Son; Somphet Nāwikawānit, Headmaster of Mae Hong Son Secondary School; Mae Hong Son and the Royal Visit; Chuck Weeks - New Tribe Missionary; Elections; Trip to Lua Villages; Elephant Blessing Ceremony, Bān Dong; Bān Lā Up; Buddhists Monks in a Lua Village; Provincial Council Elections and Hill Tribes; Visit From Cao Khana Amphoe and Driver from Tribal Development Center; Elections; Campaign Literature; Interview with Abbot of Wat Phra Sing, Chiang Mai; Bookstore in Chiang Mai; Trip to Mae Sariang from Chiang Mai; Visit to Bān Phā Pha; Karen Christians; Group Who Went on Trip to Mountains; Thông'in Mānacit; Names of Spirits Living at the Town Shrine; Chēdī at B. Phae; Marriage Customs.