Spirits and ghosts Thai folklore

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nang tani, female spirit haunts banana trees


spirits or ghosts known generically phi (ผี) , may found, among other places, in trees, burial grounds near buddhist temples, houses, mountains , forests. phi pan nam range (ทิวเขาผีปันน้ำ), mountain range of spirits dividing waters divides mekong chao phraya watershed, named after ancient spirits believed dwell in mountains.


spirit houses, known san phra phum (ศาลพระภูมิ) in thai language, small shrines provide home tutelary spirits of place. common near trees , groves , in urban areas, close buildings. considered bad omen neglect these spots , offerings regularly made people living nearby.


the local beliefs regarding nocturnal village spirits of thailand studied phraya anuman rajadhon. spirits traditionally not represented in paintings or drawings, hence purely based on stories of oral tradition.


thai cinema, thai television soap operas , thai comics have contributed popularize spirits , legends of folklore of thailand. phraya anuman rajadhon established of contemporary iconography of folk ghosts has origins in thai films have become classics.


most of spirits or ghosts popular appear regularly in comic books in films, including nak animated movie children. well-known following:



chao kam nai wen (เจ้ากรรมนายเวร), spirit of person whom 1 has interacted, appearing spirit sitting on s back
krahang (กระหัง), male ghost flies in night
krasue (กระสือ), woman s head viscera hanging down neck
mae nak (แม่นาก), female ghost died @ childbirth , can extend arms
phi (ผีอำ), spirit sits on person s chest during night
phi hua khat (ผีหัวขาด), headless male ghost carries head
phi phraya (ผีพราย), female ghost living in water
phi phong (ผีโพง), malevolent male ghost having unpleasant smell. lives in dark places under vegetation
phi pop (ผีปอบ), malevolent female spirit devours human entrails
phi song nang, female ghosts first lure, , attack , kill young men
phi tai hong (ผีตายโหง), ghost of person suffered sudden violent or cruel death
phi tai thong klom (ผีตายทั้งกลม), wrathful ghost of woman having committed suicide after being made pregnant , subsequently betrayed , abandoned lover
phi thale (ผีทะเล), spirit of sea, manifests in different ways
pret (เปรต), extremely tall hungry ghost looking large , thin man small mouth
nang mai (นางไม้; lady of wood ), type of female tree spirits or fairies.

nang takian (นางตะเคียน), spirit living in hopea odorata trees
nang tani (นางตานี), young woman haunting clumps of banana trees appears on full moon nights






^ thai spirit house
^ ghosts , spirits of lan na (northern thailand , in: forbes, andrew, , henley, david, ancient chiang mai volume 4. chiang mai ,cognoscenti books, 2012. asin: b006j541le
^ ghosts of thai folklore
^ phi krahang
^ spirits
^ movie poster showing thai ghosts krahang , krasue count dracula






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