Worldview Analysis of Lanna People Reflected Through “Song Kroh” Manuscript in Case Sarapi Temple, Maewang District, Chiang Mai Province
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This research article aims to study the Lanna people’s worldview from Song Kroh manuscript in case Sarapi temple, Mae Wang district, Chiang Mai province. Collecting data from ancient documents in Song Kroh ceremony category, which consist of 5 issues in total, namely, Song Chon manuscript, Song Luang manuscript, Song Noppacras manuscript, Song Mahalokawut manuscript, and Song Mitfai – Song Than manuscript. The results show that Lanna people’s worldview which appears in Song Kroh manuscript in case Sarapi temple can be sorted into 3 groups. The first group is the worldview about belief. Lanna people believe in spirit, supernatural, and mysterious power. These things can cause good or bad event to person, family, and community. The second group is the worldview about religion. Lanna people believe in power of religion and gods as it can protect people from bad things, and religion can heal sick people. The last group is the worldview about tradition. Lanna people have the custom which has been inherited for long time that it becomes village’s tradition, due to Sarapi villagers’ belief about the supernatural myths.
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