Reference : H-1-4-4

Name of creator(s) : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Scope and content : 1957 – The rice farmers of Bang Chan perceive the cosmos as a place with a varied geography. The various parts of heaven and hell, the seas and mountains, are landmarks referred to by priests delivering vernacular sermons, and become familiar through these and through folk tales. Monks and former monks thus have a better grasp of the cosmos than lay people. Both ritual worship and farming make reference to cosmological ideas, and views on the cosmos are linked to social class and protection.

Extent and medium : Typescript