The Royal Twelve-Month Ceremonies : The Explanation of the Civilization and the Order of Modern Cosmology in Royal Ceremony of Siam

Abstract

This article is a study of the royal twelve-month ceremonies, which is literary to indicate history change from “Old Siam” to “New Siam” in reign of King Chulalongkorn. This literary present a change by the new explanation to the royal ceremony in a year, which is emphasize to rationality which a feature of modernity. The explanation of the royal ceremony in this literary be unlike an explanation in the other the royal ceremony text in a custom age, which is emphasize to divinity in various form. Moreover, the order of cosmology, have a changed to be described which is explain on Tribhumi principle, in other word, this order of cosmology alive with rationality. Absolutely, all about the elite reform thought completely.