THE CREMATION VOLUME : THE SITE OF MEMORY (THAT CHOSEN)

Abstract

The custom of making memorial book in the funeral has been favored since less than 100 years ago. It has expanded from the upper class to the others in the society, according to the development of publishing technology. In the present, the funeral memorial book is different from the one in the past in many aspects, for example; the variety of inside stories etc.

However, one thing does not seem to change is the custom of writing the autobiography of the person passing away and the memorial speech which are in almost every memorial books. These customs reflect some part of thoughts in Thai society and they are also the memory of readers toward the person passing away, Therefore, in this aspect, the memorial book contains much significance/ that is not shown directly.