Tai Lue: Overlapping cultural perspectives of the Phu Tai people in the northeast of Thailand

Abstract

             Study of arts and culture in the past tended to focus on the visual arts, tangible property touch of beauty with meaning and imagination of the craftsman who creating the art work is based on the idea to meet the needs of society. Art and culture at present in addition to the importance of art objects, and also featured on all other issues such as ethnic group, the tribe, territorial area, migration of people, and etc. Visualize the clarity of the arts and culture of vernacular with similarities. The condition of the people, is consistent with the traditional culture and maintain their own cultural structure on the basis of religion, rituals, supernatural beliefs, wars, and the expansion of the empire of power to the weaker groups. The blend of art and culture with unique groups such as clothing, food, language can also indicate the Group and bring it as evidence of cultural clearly. Tai Lue is ethnic Tai language family spoken live in Xishuangbanna, China.Always respect ancestor and spiritual more than Buddhist rituals they give more importance to the worship of ghost in the house and ancestors. Muang Wang is located west of the Lan Xang River. In the past. Muang Wang was depended on Jinghong in Xishuangbanna. Assuming that the migration of the Tai Lue from Muang Wang to live in Ban Phu, Mukdahan which is a village of the Phu Tai nowadays. Cultural life that appear similar the dress, lifestyle and architecture both group have a relationship and dependency. Represents the ethnic Tai lue people that overlaps exist in Phu Tai culture. In the northeast of the country, Thailand