ISSN: 2265-6294

The adaptation dynamic of faith-based traditions to ritual dance for improving the quality of mental health: A case study of Kwan performances

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Naruebodin Saleepun

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The purpose of this study wasto examine the artificial Isaan performing dance, dance concerning beliefs related to mental health, and Kwan's traditions. 2. To study the dynamics of artificial dances related to beliefs in Kwan, using a qualitative research process. With a sample population from performing showed "Beliefs about Kwan" as tools used in research. The study consists of surveys, observation forms, social media interviews, and interview forms studied from YouTube video clips, including introducing knowledge synthesis theory using the conceptual framework. Artificial Traditions, cultures, space and cultural dynamics, and analytical summary has been presented using a descriptive analysis method. From the research results, it was found that Kwan refers to the spirit. Therefore, it is a reciting "mantra" for worshiping, invoking, or inviting sacred things to the Su Kwan ceremony. The development of beliefs about Kwan in the Isaan and Mekong River regions has led to the continuous development of dance. By presenting the tradition of belief about the Kwan, it was created as a more ordinary space than ever before. In the past, it was linked to the holiness that is based on artificial traditions in the worldview of the Mekong River region. Most of them are still associated with the world of holiness according to traditional beliefs. Invention traditions about Kwan were connected, which is the nature of creating work to create a sense of joy in terms of mental health of performers and viewers in the belief to be auspicious and in terms of preserving and inheriting traditions in terms of value. This results in the dynamic movement of the dancing arts, and it continues from the basic concept of beliefs about the Kwan of the Mekong people, leading to the dynamics of contemporary dance development at the international level that appears today.

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