Political implication in Bot Lakhon Reung Inao

Name: Kittisak Jermsittiparsert

LCSH: Kasetsart University -- Dissertations. Ph.D. (Social Sciences) 2017

Classification :.LCCS: DS580

LCSH: Kasetsart University. Faculty of Social Science -- Dissertations

LCSH: Thailand -- Politics and government

LCSH: Thai literature -- Political aspects

LCSH: Thai drama -- Political aspects

LCSH: Politics in literature

Abstract: Bot Lakhon Reung Inao, a royal composition in King Phutthaloetla Naphalai, is one of Thailand’s major traditional literature. It has been praised as a “good book” for a script of dancing play and a “textbook” for studying Thai traditions. Many academics and students have studied it in several aspects, including (1) the history and the connection to other editions of Inao, (2) performances and adaptations based on the literature, (3) language, literary arts, and communications, (4) characters, (5) social and cultural conditions, and (6) others. However, although it can be observed that this literature has been infused with political thoughts, there has been no study of such dimension. This research is, therefore, done to answer the questions as to why “Bot Lakhon Reung Inao” is chosen to reflect political thoughts, and what political thoughts appear in this major literature. Primarily a documentary research, this research employs “Bot Lakhon Reung Inao”, the royal composition in King Rama II, as the main text. The textual analysis and the contextual analysis are done, and it is found that within the historical contexts of the time when this literature was composed and then reworked, the core messages of this literature are consistent with at least two conditions, including the state’s political ideology and the society’s consumption of literatures. Above all, the literature is also constructed as political teachings for governors, particularly in examples of what governors shall not do or the seven Raja-adharma, which include (1) lust in women, (2) selfishness, (3) speaking or acting without thinking, (4) lying or telling untruths, (5) being rash and quick-tempered, (6) using brute force to solve problems, and (7) failing to uphold traditions.

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Name: Kovit Wongsurawat

Role: Thesis Advisor

Name: Somkiat Wanthana

Role: Thesis Co-Advisor

Created: 2017

Modified: 2023-06-16

Issued: 2023-06-16

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CallNumber: DS580.K58

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DegreeName: Doctor of Philosophy

Level: Doctoral Degree

Descipline: Social Sciences

Grantor: Kasetsart University

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