Abstarct of the article:
Art, identity
and local elites: A case study of the influence and motivation of the
narrative of Queen Camadevi on the population in Lamphun Province, (Northern
Thailand)
Version 1
The
concept of ‘local identity’, shown by local art, created by local elites, is
the point of this article. For all sense of the local tradition, marking the
local identity art is the one important part. Local elites are the people in
the area who manufactured the local identity. And the local narratives are the material motivating.
In
the Northern Thailand province called Lamphun, there is the significant
narrative, the Legend of Queen Camadevi (Cāmadevī), which influences
on the people life, believe and also marking art. In Lamphun, the local art
related to narrative of Queen Camadevi, such as: mural, monument and plays,
were used for psychological and healing purposes. Not only were that, but also
used as the entertainment and communication (in) between the member of
community, neighbor and outsider. The contributing of the local elite’s
cohesion is an interesting one that was influenced from the narrative also.
In
this article, I aim at identifying Lamphun identity by focusing on the art that
motivated
by the
narrative of Queen Camadevi.
Version 2
The aim of this paper is to examine the process
of how, under certain circumstances, the behavior adopted by local elites can
influence and shape the local identity of a region. In this case study, special
attention is focused on the uniqueness of local art, clearly influenced under
the premises of this concept. In this respect, the historical narratives
motivating the intellectual and behavior development of the elites are as well
examined in the article. The study focuses on the Northern Thai province called
Lamphun where the famous Legend of Queen Camathewi (Cāmadevīvaṃsa)
is still very popular today. Over the centuries, this legend has deeply
influenced diverse aspects in people’s life, beliefs and also performing arts.
The legend of Queen Camathewi has become part of complex process of building a
new northern Thai regional identity based on old Lan Na language, history and
culture. How this process developed over the last decades will be discussed in
my paper. There are different representations of art which have been inspired
by the Legend of Queen Camathewi, such as: popular literature, mural paintings,
theatre plays, and the construction of monuments for (spirit) worship. These
different kinds of arts provide not only the usual services for entertainment
and communication within and outside the local community; there is also
evidence that some of these art representations were even used for
psychological and healing purposes.
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ReplyDeleteThe concept of ( ‘local identity’, ) ^ a “local identity,” [det,Gr, foc; P-NAE used elsewhere] ( shown by ) ^ evinced in [ W,M] local art ( , ) ^ and [St,foc] created by local elites, is the ( point ) ^ focus [W,M,coh] of this article. ( For all ) ^ In order to garner a [E,M,coh,Gr,reg] sense of ( the ) ^ a [Gr] local tradition, ( marking the local identity art is the one important part ) ^ one must take strong account of the regional art that undergirds a local identity [E,M,Coh,foc,Gr ] . Local elites are the people in ( the ) ^ an [Gr,foc] area who ( manufactured ) ^ manufacture [WF] the ^ art that establishes a [foc,coh,M] local identity ( . And ) ^ , and [Gr] the local narratives are the material ( motivating ) ^ that inspires them [W,M,coh] .
In the Northern Thailand province called Lamphun, there is ( the ) ^ a [Gr,foc] significant narrative, the Legend of Queen Camadevi (Cāmadevī), which ^ greatly [E-collocation,foc] influences ( on the people life, believe, and also marking art ) ^ the people's lives and beliefs, as well as the art they make [Gr,prep,W,WF,M] . In Lamphun, the local art related to ^ the [foc,Gr,prep] narrative of Queen Camadevi, such as (: mural, monument and plays, were) ^ murals, monuments, and plays, are [P,Gr,M;P;T/Asp] used for psychological and healing purposes. ( Not only were that, but also used as the ) ^ Beyond that, they are also used for [E;W+,M,coh;T/Asp ] entertainment and ^ as means of [foc] communication ( (in) ) [Gr,prep] between the (member) ^ members [WF] of ^ the [det,Gr,coh] community, (neighbor) ^ neighbors, [WF;P] and ( outsider ) ^ outsiders [WF]. (The contributing of the local elite’s cohesion is an interesting one that was influenced from the narrative also.) ^Finally, the narrative of Queen Camadevi has played an interesting role in maintaining the group cohesion of the local elites in Lamphun. [WO,T/Asp,P,M,coh,Gr]
( In this article, I aim at identifying Lamphun identity by focusing on the art that motivated by the narrative of Queen Camadevi. ) ^ By examining these ways in which the Legend of Queen Camadevi has been influential,this article aims to go a long way toward identifying the local of identity of the Lamphun province. [foc,coh,W,W+,E,M,Gr,prep,P]
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ReplyDeleteThe aim of this paper is to examine the process of how, under certain circumstances, the behavior adopted by local elites can influence and shape the local identity of a region. In this case study, special attention is focused on the uniqueness of local art, clearly influenced under the premises of this concept. In this respect, the historical narratives motivating the intellectual and behavior development of the elites are ( as well examined in the article ) ^ examined in the article as well [WO]. The study focuses on the Northern Thai province called Lamphun ^ , [P,Gr] where the famous Legend of Queen Camathewi (Cāmadevīvaṃsa) is still very popular today. Over the centuries, this legend has deeply influenced diverse aspects ( in ) ^ of [prep] people’s (life, beliefs and also) ^ lives and beliefs, as well as the [WF;E;P;det] performing arts. The legend of Queen Camathewi has become part of ^ the [det] complex process of building a new northern Thai regional identity based on ^ the [det] old Lan Na language, history \^ , [P] and culture. How this process developed over the last decades will be discussed in my paper. There are different representations of art which have been inspired by the Legend of Queen Camathewi, such as: popular literature, mural paintings, theatre plays, and the construction of monuments for (spirit) worship. These different kinds of arts provide not only the usual services for entertainment and communication within and outside the local community; there is also evidence that some of these art representations were even used for psychological and healing purposes.