Traditional Thai historiography and its nineteenth century decline
This is a study of traditional Thai historiography and its=nineteenth-century decline. It divides into two main parts. Part One consists of two'chapters, and deals with traditional Thai historiography centring on the'tamnĂ€n and the phongsawadĂ€n, which are the chief sources'-of early Thai history. With regard to tamnĂ€. n, ~religious~, histories, it concentrates on the'works of the old LĂ€n-NĂ€ Thai kingdom (Cl3th-1558). Italso points out the intimate~relationship between Buddhist myths and local history, and the complexities of tamnĂ€n historiography. In doing this, it identifies the dominant themes from the MahĂ€vamsa and the influences of Burman/Mgn-derived traditions in the northern Thai chronicles. In his assesment, the writer expresses his doubt about their historical value. PhongsĂ€wadĂ€n historiography is the subject of Chapter Two.. Secular in nature, the phongsĂ€wadĂ€n, ~dynastic~, histories, were compiled to bolster the image of the Siamese kings in the light of a Hindu-Buddhist ~God-King~ cult. It is suggested that phongsĂ€wadĂ€n histories, compiled during the Ayutthaya period (c. 1351-1767), are generally more reliable than the post- Ayutthaya recensions. In connection with this evaluation, the
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Traditional Thai historiography and its nineteenth century decline. This is a study of traditional Thai historiography and its=nineteenth-century decline. It divides into two main parts. Part One consists of two'chapters, and deals with traditional Thai historiography centring on the'tamnĂ€n and the phongsawadĂ€n, which are the chief sources'-of early Thai history. With regard to tamnĂ€. n, ~religious~, histories, it concentrates on the'works of the old LĂ€n-NĂ€ Thai kingdom (Cl3th-1558). Italso points out the intimate~relationship between Buddhist myths and local history, and the complexities of tamnĂ€n historiography. In doing this, it identifies the dominant themes from the MahĂ€vamsa and the influences of Burman/Mgn-derived traditions in the northern Thai chronicles. In his assesment, the writer expresses his doubt about their historical value. PhongsĂ€wadĂ€n historiography is the subject of Chapter Two.. Secular in nature, the phongsĂ€wadĂ€n, ~dynastic~, histories, were compiled to bolster the image of the Siamese kings in the light of a Hindu-Buddhist ~God-King~ cult. It is suggested that phongsĂ€wadĂ€n histories, compiled during the Ayutthaya period (c. 1351-1767), are generally more reliable than the post- Ayutthaya recensions. In connection with this evaluation, the
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