The Worldviews of Tai Lue in Ban Nayang Tai Nambak District, Luang Prabang Province, Laos: Perspectives from Tales, Legends, and Narrative Stories โลกทัศน์ชาวไทลื้อ บ้านนายางใต้ เมืองน้ำบาก แขวงหลวงพระบาง สปป.ลาว: มุมมองจากนิทาน ตำนานและเรื่องเล่า
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This research article titled “Worldviews of the Tai Lue in Ban Nayang Tai, Nambak District, Luang Prabang Province, Laos: Perspectives from Tales, Legends, and Narrative Stories” aims to explore the worldviews reflected in the tales, legends, and narrative stories of the Tai Lue people of Ban Nayang Tai, Nambak District, Luang Prabang Province in Laos. The data were collected from 30 stories, including 9 tales, 7 legends, and 14 narrative stories. These stories were gathered through fieldwork and documented records, translated into Thai, and analyzed using the concept of worldviews. The study identified five key aspects of the Tai Lue worldviews: beliefs, which include traditional beliefs, Buddhist beliefs, beliefs in superstitions and beliefs in bad omen; society and culture, which encompass views on marriage, good citizenship, community unity, and trade and exchange practices; values, which include merit-making practices to escape from hell, merit-making practices with animals to help individuals reach heaven, and gender equality between men and women; nature and the environment, highlighting the importance of forests as a food source, water sources as critical for settlement, and the reverence for animals that show a sense of gratitude; and lastly, the universe, which includes views on hell, heaven, the moon, and stars.
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