The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo

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i!'l shuwn in Lhc curret)l appeal of movemcuts
such as lhe Dham::ttKmt Fuuodauon prcctsely w
these images" (p. 86). One cannot d~ny the
power of such stories. In Chiang r..·tai there; rc­
~lly tll'e people who bdh.:vc that a t·rce cut down
on a ridge in North Titailand tS nut unly going
to diminish the amount of rain thai will rail antl
by some ma~ica l lmns l bnnationthn l its ab:.:cnce
will n1.::o comribut(' to Jloo,ling in Ballgkok.
Thl..'n.' i:- n semiotic connection ~h.' rc not tnu
dit'f