Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1968-02 (February 1968), Mae Sariang, Bangkok.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes Field Notebooks, Thailand: February 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), and Bangkok, Thailand. This document is preceded by field notes written in Mae Sariang in January 1968 and is followed by notes written in Mae Sariang in March 1968. The first few entries in this document were written by E. Jane Keyes in Mae Sariang while Charles F. Keyes was in Bangkok. Topics: Notes from E. Jane Keyes; Khru: Sukhon; Sanga’s Family; Communism; Hudspeths and the Pwo Karen; Trader from Burma; Khru Bunyun Nomuang; Local Thai Marriage Customs; Miscellaneous Notes; Khrū Yuang Kāēo; Verse for Remembering Names of Thai Jewels; Street Names in Mae Hong Son (according to gamān); Trip to Bangkok; Asia Foundation and Thammacārik Program; Interview with Abbot of Wat Benchamobophit about Thammacārik Program; American Bible Society Head; Miss Lao's Records of the Fresh Market; Ceremony at Wat Sitthimongkhon; Invitation to All Buddhists; Talk with Cao Khana Amphoe; Trip to Māē Tia; Lumbering; Lowland Karen Villages; Tattooing Among Karens; Spirit Worship at Wat Kittiwong; Leaving-of-the-Monkhood by the Abbot of Wat Chaiyalāp; Lowland Lua; Karen Monk at Nāi Thian's Mine; Wat Suphanrangsī and Karens; Karen Employment for Phanasit Company; Lua Employment in a Local Shop; Education for Tribal Groups in Mae Sariang and Māē Lā Nôi; Interview with the Kamnan of Māē Lā Nôi; Visit to Māē Tia.