Chao Sen Procession (Muharram) Paintings in the Ubosot of Wat Pho Pathomawat in Songkhla Province : Political Conflicts and Ethnic Diversity in the Southern Region in the Early Bangkok Period
Keywords:
Muharram, Wat Pho Pathomawat, conflict, ethnicAbstract
This article aims to study the Chao Sen Procession (Muharram) paintings in the Ubosot of Wat Pho Pathomawat in Songkhla province and investigate political conflicts and ethnic diversity in the southern region of Thailand during the Early Bangkok period in which the paintings are contextualized. The study shows that the paintings illustrate a procession that commemorated the deaths of Imam Hussen and his followers slaughtered by Yasid I’s soldiers at Karbara. In the Thai context, the paintings illustrate ethnic diversity in Songkhla, including Muslim, Thai and Chinese culture. Furthermore, the paintings are related to ethnic group fighting paintings and Thai and Chinese funeral ceremony paintings. This article is an example of a study of folklore used to understand political conflicts and ethnic diversity of different beliefs in southern Thailand during the Early Bangkok period.
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