Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Silpakorn University

Changes in the Bangrak Area after the Construction of Charoen Krung Road during the Reigns of Kings Rama IV-VI (1851-1925)

2021-12-24T10:28:57+07:00

This article aims to study the changes in the Bangrak area during 1851-1925. It looks at residences, buildings, embassy areas, and important government buildings that appeared during that period, to study the effects of Bangkok's overall dynamics on the residents of Bangrak on Charoen Krung Road, as well as the implications of the area's wealth. The area of study only focusses on Bangrak and the nearby surrounding areas. The construction of Charoen Krung Road after the signing of the Bowring Treaty resulted in a significant change in the Bangrak area, which had previously been on the fringes of the city. The area became an inhabited district with businesses, embassies, and government offices, as well as being a residential district of the wealthy in Bangkok. The modernity of Bangkok manifested itself in various ways on Charoen Krung Road in Bangrak, causing this area to become one of Bangkok's most important business districts at the time, and the prosperity of Bangrak residents led to the construction of Bangkok's first high-rise shopping mall in the area to meet the needs of Bangrak residents.

Charles Taylor’s Theory of Multiculturalism

2021-12-24T10:29:04+07:00

This article discusses Charles Taylor’s concept of liberal multiculturalism that deploys the concept of human dignity as a lever to introduce an obligation to recognize cultural differences into the liberalist tenet. In this tenet, respect for human dignity, which is the basis for equality, is center. The respect for human dignity depends on the recognition of individuals’ identities. Since these identities are diverse, the obligation to respect human dignity comes together with the obligation to recognize diverse identities. Since culture plays an important role in molding identities, cultural diversity has to be respected. Importantly, Taylor points out that liberalism is a culture among others and, therefore, does not take privilege over others. Imposing liberal values on other cultures is considered to be a cultural imperialistic stance, which should be avoided.

Melodies and Lyrics in Taleng Phai, a Chakrabhand Puppet Play: The Harmony between Literary Language and Musical Art

2021-12-24T10:29:03+07:00

This research aims to study the techniques used to insert melodies into the Taleng Phai Chakrabhand Puppet Play and the relationship between its lyrics and literary language. The study reveals that 113 melodies have been included in the play using three techniques: 1) the use of melodies that follow dramatic tradition; 2) the adaptation of melodies, namely the adaptation of foreign intonation, excerpts from full melodies, and the adaptation of the method to the present melodies; and 3) the creation of new melodies. These songs, including both the melodies and lyrics, play an important role in highlighting the literary language, namely the use of songs to underscore word selection; to repeat content; to be figures of speech, such as metaphors and paradoxes; to exaggerate emotion; and to open and close the story. The techniques used to insert the melodies reflects both traditional and creative approaches in the performances. The harmony between songs and literary language in the Taleng Phai Chakrabhand Puppet Play not only stirs audiences to relate to the theme regarding the sacrifice of those who dedicate themselves to maintain the independence of the Kingdom, but also has an effect on the characteristics of the Taleng Phai Chakrabhand Puppet as performance literature.

The “Suea Saming” Belief in Contemporary Thai Literature: A Case Study of Tri Apirum’s Novels

2021-12-25T12:40:18+07:00

This article aims to study the Suea Saming (weretiger) belief in Thai society and its portrayal in two novels, Phut Payak (1983) and Sai Phan Payak (2008), by Tri Apirum, a well-known writer of supernatural-fantasy fiction. This study shows a variety of Suea Saming beliefs in Thai society which can be divided into three categories:1) Suea Saming is a tiger that can assume the shape of a human because it is possessed by a human spirit; 2) Suea Saming is a human who, through association with magic and sorcery, can assume the shape of a tiger; and 3) Suea Saming is an old tiger or old person whose body changes shape by natural cause. Tri Apirum combined the beliefs in Suea Saming with his own imagination to create the novel’s main plots, characters and settings. Tri Apirum's novels are not just imaginary novels that infuse Suea Saming belief to create excitement and nostalgia, but elements in the novels also correlate with the original Suea Saming belief in society, mysterious fantasies or romantic love, to make the stories more appealing to the readership. They further cultivate Buddhist ideas and ideas of cooperation in solving problems between urban and rural people.

Linguistic Strategies and Motivational Concerns for Giving Advice in Thai

2021-12-24T14:14:56+07:00

The objective of this research is to study the linguistic strategies used and motivational concerns of giving advice in Thai by using emancipatory pragmatics. Data was collected from 200 respondents via questionnaire, to which 20 were randomly selected for further in-depth interviews. The research results reveal that there are four major linguistic strategies used for giving advice in Thai: 1) to relieve listeners; 2) to express relationships; 3) to give straightforward advice; and 4) to get listeners to agree with the advice. Regarding the motivational concerns when giving advice in Thai, this study shows that the speakers are genuinely concerned with the feelings of the listeners. This reflects that advice in the context of Thai society and culture is given as a non-coercive act of speech avoiding listeners to lose face by way of extending good wishes to them.

Nāndī in " Vāsantikasvapna"

2021-12-24T14:30:05+07:00

This article aims to study “Nāndī” in the Sanskrit play “Vāsantikasvapna”, which is adapted from William Shakespeare's English play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". This play follows Sanskrit drama rules i.e.composition in prosody namely in śārdūlavikrīḍita, using register and meter with auspicious meanings, using rhetoric which can be classified as Patrāvalī. In addition, other special elements are found, such as the absence of words of worship, praise to a particular deity, and bestowing auspiciousness to its audience, such as ancient Sanskrit poets. This absence could be because the poet wanted to express his admiration for the teachings of the Upaniṣads, who value essence by liberation from transmigration. Moreover, there are traces of implications which can be considered as resistance against British imperialism through literary techniques such as pattern and use of poetic wisdom. In reality, the poet wants to raise the anti-colonialist awareness of the Indian scholars.

Development of Historic Tourism Routes of Phetchaburi Province Applying Information and Communication Technology

2021-12-24T15:35:57+07:00

This article aims to identify historical sites in Phetchaburi Province that have the potential to become tourist attractions, develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) database for supporting historical tourism activities, and create a tourist route model to support historical tourism activities. The researcher initially grouped the historical tourist sites of Phetchaburi based on the Department of Tourism’s historical tourist site quality standard assessment form, 2014. In the next stage, the researcher determined the approach to information system design and created a travel route planning model. The results of the research reveal that the historical tourist sites of Phetchaburi province can be tourist attractions. There are a total of 26, consisting of 18 temples, four palaces and four important places. From evaluating the quality standards of these historical touristic sites, seven sites were rated ‘excellent’ level, four sites ‘very good’, four sites ‘good’, five sites ‘medium’, and six sites ‘low’. Then, using the excellent and very good rated tourist attractions sites design a GIS database and develop the model for supporting historical tourism with descriptive information, pictures, maps, and other supporting media, calculating, and arranging historical tourism routes. As well as being able to calculate the route for connecting to other information related to tourism.

A Study of Confucian Aspects in Zhongyong

2021-12-24T10:29:01+07:00

Confucianism is a school of thought of Chinese social and ethical philosophy followed by the Chinese people. “Zhongyong”, the doctrine of mean, is a Confucian text that disseminates the important principle of leniency as the root of human behaviour. The aim of this paper is to explore “Dhamma Withi” or sustainable ways of living with certainty of the balance through the lens of “Zhongyong” by studying the meaning of knowledge and ideology, selecting and grouping information, then building a conceptual framework. Critical analysis and explanations are also provided to show the close connection of the whole idea for further applications. Four broad themes emerged from the analysis: 1. living ways of leniency and nature; 2. living ways of gratitude; 3. living ways of governing; and 4. living ways in accordance with social status.

The parts of speech in Korean Plural Marker “들 /teul/ (many)”

2021-12-25T10:29:42+07:00

The objective of this article is to research the function of the marker 들 /teul/ (many). This word appears in the Standard Korean Dictionary, defining this marker as an affix, independent noun, and postpositional particle. The word unit appears in the form of postpositional particle and independent noun, 들 /teul/ (many), without a hyphen; however, if it is an affix, appears with a hyphen. This article applies a collection of sample sentences from the corpus of the Center for Digital Humanities and the research focuses on finding the answer of the functions for the marker 들 /teul/ (many). The result shows that first, the feature of 들 /teul/ (many) matches an independent noun by simply placing it adjacent to the predicate part at the end of the sentence. Second, considering the function of 들 /teul/ (many) as a postpositional particle, the features of this marker are very similar to a particle because it can be placed adjacent to various types of words to create plurality. Third, in the case of 들 /teul/ (many) being an affix, the researcher disagrees with this function, as 들 /teul/ (many) can be added to or omitted from sentences; this marker does not have the word-building feature of other affixes.

Constructions with hâj in Thai from the Perspective of German

2021-12-29T09:21:33+07:00

This research is a Thai-German contrastive analysis focusing on answering two important research questions: 1) What forms, meanings, and functions of hâj constructions can be found and how can they be categorized? 2) What German forms and structures appear as equivalents of the hâj constructions in Thai and how can the relationship between them be explained? The data used for the analysis is a bidirectional parallel corpus consisting of short stories and non-literary articles written in Thai and German as well as their translations into the other language. The results of the analysis show that there are 14 forms of hâj constructions which can be categorized into 10 groups of meaning or semantic functions: verb function verb without meaning; transfer; benefactive or malefactive; causative; permissive; resultative; purposive; modal or manner; concessive; and temporal. There are 7 forms of the most important German equivalents of Thai hâj constructions: 1) the verb lassen; 2) the modal verb sollen; 3) the dative case; 4) the preposition zu; 5) the preposition für; 6) the conjunction um … zu; and 7) the infinitive particle zu. It is obvious that the grammaticalization process of hâj constructions in Thai and their German equivalents show some similarities in terms of meaning and structure.

Joss Paper and Air Pollution Awareness

2021-12-24T15:25:50+07:00

This article aims to present the state of research on practicing Chinese cultural rituals in Thailand that affects the environment and consider methods to decrease the pollution caused by performing these rituals. Moreover, the immigration of Chinese to Thailand, the rolls of Joss paper in Chinese culture and the effects of performing Chinese rituals are also mentioned. The Chinese cultural activity this article focusses on is burning joss paper toexpress dedication to one’s ancestors and the environmental effect thereof, namely causing Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) by burning the paper. The following methods to decrease pollution from burning joss paper are suggested by the Thai and Hong Kong Governments as well as researchers: 1) avoid burning the paper 2) burn joss paper in a closed furnace with a filtering system 3) produce joss paper from eco-friendly materials.

History of Music Therapy in Thailand

2021-12-24T15:29:51+07:00

The objective of this article is to study the history of music therapy in Thailand focusing on three areas: (1) Music Therapy Clinic, (2) Music Therapy Education, and (3) Music Therapy Research. The research methodology used includes semi-structured interviews with three different professionals including music therapists and a medical doctor, followed by analyzing documented evidence such as books, text books, research articles, research reports, and academic articles. The results show that Thailand began to offer music therapy in 1990. The music interventions used were recreational music activities, playing musical instruments, singing and movement. In the education field, Thailand has offered two types of education training including degree-program and short-course training since 2007. As to the history of music therapy, the results indicate that music therapy research in Thailand has been continuously conducted since 1985. The benefit of this study is to provide further background of music therapy history in Thailand to be used as academic database for music therapists, as well as to further the study of this subject.

A Study and Composition of Pentecostal Christian Worship Songs

2021-12-24T15:30:38+07:00

This research article studies the composition of Pentecostal Christian worship songs, using a qualitative research methodology with the following purposes: (1) to study the context of Pentecostal cultures and principles in terms of composing worship songs; and (2) to create and publish new Pentecostal Christian worship songs. The results of the research show that the Pentecostal Christian traditions played two roles in the church: (1) the role of the soul; and (2) the role of the symbol. Additionally, the worship songs play three roles in the church: (1) Communication with god; (2) communication with yourself; and (3) communication among members of the church. In terms of musical composition, the results show that the composers tended to focus on the movement of melodies in the songs, which usually moves in conjunct intervals consisting of Unision, Major 2^nd and minor 2^nd, and the application of melodic sequences on the major, minor and pentatonic scales. In terms of the lyric composition, it was found that there were five methods: (1) composing from self-experience; (2) drawing from the Bible; (3) writing in rhetoric; (4) repeating stanzas; and (5) employing metaphors. In addition, three new worship songs for Sunday services at the Whizdom fellowship were composed: (1) “Breath of Praise”; (2) “Let me Touch”; (3) “One Name”.

Cross-Cultural Dialogue of Traditional Music among Thai Piphat and Khmer Pinpeat in Historical Perspective

2021-12-24T15:31:19+07:00

This research article explores the Thai Piphat and Khmer Pinpeat music cultures through the lens of their historical, political and musical traditions. Fieldwork and cross-cultural approaches revealed that the Thai Piphat and the Khmer Pinpeat share many similarities in terms of orchestral names, musical instrumentation, combination, and the form and function of the instruments emerging from a shared historical background. These similarities can be explained based on the analysis of the shared historical development, by the text or sound of the music that affects the ideas and forms of the melodies, the levels of sound, and the method of playing. Without being identical these findings reveal deep structural commonalities between the two traditions.

The Eminent Pioneer Translator of Chinese Classical Poetry, Yong Ingkawate: Works and Identities

2021-12-25T12:49:42+07:00

This article aims to discuss Yong Ingkawate’s Thai translation of Chinese Classical Poetry and its dissemination. The analysis of identities in the works studied is also presented. From the study, it was found that Yong had translated a large number of Chinese classical poetry which covered almost all periods of Chinese literature. His works show that he was a pioneer and eminent in Thai translation of Chinese classical poetry. His translations conveyed both senses and sensibilities. His informal academic style, adding historical and cultural supplementary details to the translated works, has led to his translations being published and republished on many occasions. As a result, Yong Ingkawate, has been a significant role model and inspiration for younger translators. Furthermore, his translated works are important academic documents for the study on Thai-Chinese history.

บทวิจารณ์หนังสือ (Book Review) "ร้านมหัศจรรย์สำหรับคนไม่หยุดฝัน"

2021-12-25T10:21:27+07:00

“ร้านมหัศจรรย์สำหรับคนไม่หยุดฝัน” แต่งโดย “อีมีเย” นักเขียนชาวเกาหลี ตีพิมพ์เมื่อปีพ.ศ. 2563 การตีพิมพ์ในช่วงแรกออกมาในลักษณะหนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์ แต่เนื่องจากทนเสียงเรียกร้องจากผู้อ่านไม่ไหว จนต้องทำการตีพิมพ์ออกมาเป็นรูปเล่มภายในเวลาต่อมาไม่นานหลังจากนั้น นิยายขนาดยาวเล่มนี้ได้รับการกล่าวขวัญว่าเป็นแฮร์รี่ พอตเตอร์ภาคสอง เพราะเป็นนิยายที่มีความเป็นแฟนตาซีและในขณะเดียวกันก็ให้อารมณ์รักษาและเยียวยาจิตใจผู้คนด้วยเช่นกัน

Editorial

2021-12-27T15:43:44+07:00

Cover

2021-12-24T10:55:59+07:00