THE STUDY OF COMMUNITY IDENTITY OF DONG BANG AT NONG BO SUBDISTRICT MUANG UBON RATCHATHANI DISTRICT UBON RATCHATHANI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this article were 1. to study Dong Bang community context 2. to study Dong Bang community identity and 3. to recommend Dong Bang community identity conservation The study used qualitative research method. The sample group were ten knowledgeable people in the community, including the community leader from Moo. 8 and 9, Dong Bang temple’s abbot, local philosopher and elderly in the community. The research instruments interview form and identity concept. The data was fieldwork data from Dong Bang community Moo. 8 and 9 Nong Bo subdistrict Muang Ubon Ratchathani District Ubon Ratchathani Province. The data were analyzed according to the purposes of the study in order to conclude the result in descriptive research pattern.

The results found that:  1. There was evidence that Dong Bang was an ancient community. The ancestors emigrated from Vientiane. Their lives were associated with identity environment identity, and they lived in Agriculture society with 12-months calendar. 2. the identities were 1) language identity 2) costume identity 3) architectural identity 4) belief and ritual identity 5) handicraft identity. 3. Dong Bang community identity conservation were 1) cultural resources management and 2) identity propagation.