coming up thursday readings: th/oct. 13: she was a queen, 232 “angkor wat: hinduism, politics and...
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“Theatre State” ASAN 310 October 11, 2011TRANSCRIPT
Coming up ThursdayReadings:Th/Oct. 13: She Was a Queen, 232
“Angkor Wat: Hinduism, Politics and Prestige” by Tamsin Hong. Cross-Sections: The Bruce Hall Academic Journal, Vol. VI (2010), 83- 90.
Next week: Mid-term – Tuesday or Thursday?
Julia’s Rama digital drawing
“Theatre State”ASAN 310
October 11, 2011
She Was a QueenLevels of interpretation:
-- a 1930s novel by a British colonial officer-- based on 19th c. chronicles -- about 13th-c. Pagan
Mingala-Zeidi, built by Narthihapate
Sukothai-- 13-14th c. “Classical State”
-- broke from Khmer control, mid-13thc. ; fought both Khmers and Burmese for territory
-- first Tai state strongly identified with Theravada Buddhism and Thai identity
Ramkhamhaeng InscriptionSukothai, 13c.
-- King Ramkamhaeng: expanded territory
-- Introduced Thai script
-- perpetuated Theravada Buddhism-- responsible for flowering of Thai culture
The Ramkhamhaeng Inscription Controversy-- discovered by the monk Mongkut in 1833.
What happened to Mongkut in 1855?
SuriyothaiLevels of interpretation:
-- a 2001 film financed by the current Queen of Thailand
-- based on 16th c.? story about a queen of Ayutthaya (Ayodhya) who sacrificed herself in a battle against the Burmese
Theatre State in Suriyothai-- death of the boy king-- oath of allegiance
Notice the Portuguese mercenaries in various scenes
How are woman depicted?
Why was “theatre” so important?