The Changing Cultural Landscape of a Lao Song Community in a New Context: A Case Study of Pahaew
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When Lao Song people migrated from their homeland in Vietnam to Thailand, they adjusted their lifestyle according to the predominant culture of the new society. These adjustments also changed their cultural landscape. This study explores the cultural transformation of the Lao Song’s burial ground or Pahaew. The Lao Song community at Ban Nong Prong, Phetchaburi Province was used as a case study. Unstructured in-depth interviews with a conservation leader and funeral director in the Lao Song community were conducted to obtain descriptions of the changes in the cultural landscape. A review of documents related to the history and observations of the area were carried out to compare the past and present conditions in the community. The results show that nowadays, the community uses Pahaew as a multipurpose area, rather than an area exclusively for religious worship, as in the past. The study concludes that cultural adaptation has transformed the Lao Song community’s beliefs, environment and social structure. These changes in turn have caused the modification of Pahaew in terms of its role, physical characteristics and function.
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