Music Icons, Allegories and Symbolic Representation
Iconological Analysis of Thai Murals Along the Mae Klong Riverside
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14823301 |
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| Authors | Traitrung Ploymong (PhD in Musicology, Lecturer, Music Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chom Bueng Village, Rajabhat University, Ratchaburi, Thailand, corresponding author), Poonpit Amatyaku (Mahidol University), Narongchai Pidokrajt (Mahidol University), Manus Keawbucha (PhD in Architectural Heritage, Lecturer, Management and Tourism, Faculty of Music, Bangkok Thonburi University, Bangkok, Thailand) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Manusya Journal of Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0859-9920 • E-ISSN: 2665-9077 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/26659077-26010013 |
| OpenAlex | W4392625075 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article examines the Thai music iconology – with a focus on the instruments and ensembles and their symbolic representations – of monastery murals along the Mae Klong riverside. It also investigates how Thai music iconology links to broader views on Thai music, including those from Buddhism, culture, and social realms. Thirty-eight murals from the Ayutthaya period to the King Rama V period were selected for analysis. Improvised tools from Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (2020) inter-semiotic, multidimensional approach and Panosfky’s (1962) concepts of iconography were employed in the data analysis. Additionally, an in-depth interview was conducted with key informants, including local intellectuals and experts in the related areas, for data triangulation. The findings show significant influence of music on Thai social forms, religious beliefs, as well as cultural and historical values
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Buddhism · Iconography · Iconology · Linguistics · Semiotics · The Symbolic · Visual arts · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Public Spaces through Art · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Highly cited | No |
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