The cult of Phaya Narin Songkhram: Spirit mediums and shifting sociocultural boundaries in northeastern Thailand

What is it about?

This paper examines a particular group of spirit mediums in Chaturat District, Chaiyaphum Province, and the role that spirit mediums play in constructing and maintaining ethno-linguistic boundaries, in this case between Lao (Isan) speakers and Thai (Khorat) speakers.

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Why is it important?

This paper links spirit mediums to the construction and maintenance of ethno-linguistic boundaries, particularly between ethnic Lao and Thai people in northeastern Thailand.