Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1967-11 (November 1967), Mae Sariang, Central Thailand, Chiang Mai, and Mahasarakham.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes Field Notebooks, Thailand: November 1967. Field notes in this document were primarily written in Ban Nong Tun (village), Amphoe Muang, Mahasarakham Province (Changwat Maha Sarakham) and in Amphoe Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son Province (Changwat Mae Hong Son), Thailand. The first days’ notes were written during a trip to Central Thailand. This document is preceded by field notes written in Mae Sariang in October 1967 and is followed by notes written in Mae Sariang in November 1967. Topics: Thôt Kathin in Nakhon Pathom Province; Trip to Bān Nông Tün; New Village of Bān Kwāo Nôi; Trip to Rôi-Et to Buy Kathin Offerings; Meeting with Mr. Wichian; Miscellaneous Information on Bān Nông Tün; Teacher's College; Thôt Kathin and Other Places; Government Officials in Mahasarakham; Wat Phō Sī (วัดโพธิ์ศรี); A Community Development Worker from Tambon Ban Khwāo; Folk Opera; Religion; Thôt kathin and Funerary Rites in Bān Kwāo; Preparation for Our Kathin; Visit of Mr. Wichian; Thôt Kathin which We Sponsored; Our Kathin (continued); Social Mobility in Bān Nông Tün; Lôi Krathong in Chiang Mai; Teaching of Christianity at Hospital; Visit of the Princess Mother to the Tribal Development Center; Sangha’a Family; Talk with the Nāi Amphoe; Health Facilities in Mae Sariang; Education in Amphoe Mae Sariang; List of Schools in Amphoe Mae Sariang; Cremation of a Manager of a Mine; Educational Survey; Thôt Phāpā at Wat Pā Hiao; George Po; Visit of the Town Spirit; Interview with Čao Khana Amphoe; Lawyer's Family; The Big Kathin at Wat Kittiwong; Thôt Phā Phā at Wat Kittiwong and Wat Phā Phā ; Customs Related to Erecting a New Building; Visit to Wat Čôm Thông.