The Lan Na Twelve-Month Traditions. (book reviews)

This is a useful, though poorly edited, work on the annual ritual cycle of the Tai Yuan (Khon Muang), or Northern Thai, people, with special reference to the ritual observances within the city of Chiang Mai, and with some comparative materials from the Burmese Shan State, Laos, Sipsong Panna, and Northeast Thailand. Thai specialists will probably want to own a copy of this book, particularly for reference purposes, though they will doubtless regret the absence of an index.

The book begins with a couple of introductory chapters on, respectively, the history and the culture of the Tai ...

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