The Sacred Ghosts as the Tool to Manage Problems of Ban Muang Bua Community Mueang Bua Subdistrict Kaset Wisai District Roi-Et Province.

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to study the beliefs about ghosts of people in the community since the establishment of Ban Muang Bua community in 1873 - 2022 BE and 2. to study ghosts as a tool to manage problems in Ban Muang Bua community. It was a qualitative research There was a research tool consisting of interviews and observations. Target groups in the research was 17 people who came from all specific selections. Then brought the information collected from the interview form, observation and related documents to contents Analysis. The result shows that 1) Ban Muang Bua community has believed in ghosts since their ancestors, who were people in Lao cultural groups who migrated into the area. At first, the establishment of the community, people migrated during the year. In 1873, the belief of ghosts were introduced, especially Pu Ta ghost. During the initial community, ghosts that protect the area of the community and a total of 3 people were Chao Pu Muang Chiam, Chao Pu Khun Muang and Chao Pu Up-pahad Saen Ngao Muang, the 3 ghosts were related in kinship and class in governance according to the form of Ar-ya 4, Setting up a shrine in a sacred area and being a living area of the people of the early days. and 2) Ghost beliefs, Ghosts were used as community problem management tools at various levels, such as ghost beliefs as tools to manage residential areas in the events of Luang Pu Chom. in 1942, ghosts were used to take care of the area and resources after the expansion of the community. Ghost beliefs as a community's economic balance maintainer. In 1987, when Ban Muang Bua community began to enter a new production system, resulting in increased cost burdens. The group of cow breeders in the community therefore used the belief of the Chao Por Sri Nakhon Tao ghost to deal with the problem by using ghost raising rituals for ghosts to take care of the herd of cows left in the field. Causing time to make a part-time career to earn money from the family.