景栋与清迈的洛人——对傣泰王国原住民的比较研究

The Lua in Jengtung and Chiang Mai——A Comparative Study of Indigenous People in the Kingdom of Thailand

传统的傣泰编年史认为洛人是东南亚大陆傣泰王国的原住民。傣泰人定居于肥沃的河谷低地以后,政治上控制了洛人原住民。为了彻底统治洛人,傣泰统治阶级认同洛人的存在并融入他们的文化,祭拜洛人守护神、让洛人参加重要的王室仪式等,这都反映了洛人对傣泰王国的特殊意义。洛人和傣泰人生活在一起,资源与文化共享。洛人的历史正是景栋历史与清迈历史的发端。无人知晓傣泰人历史上从何迁徙而来,但洛人却在这里安居了很长时间。

In the Thai-Dai chronicle, it is believed that the Lua people are the indigenous people in the Kingdom of Thailand in Southeast Asia. As the Thai-Dai people settled in the rich river valley, they took over the control upon the Lua indigenous people. In order to completely rule over the Lua people, the ruling class of Thai-Dai identified the existence of the Lua people and assimilated into their culture. They worshiped the Lua guardian God and allowed the Lua people to attend royal rituals so as to show that the Lua people were of special significance to the Kingdom of Thailand. The Lua people and Thai-Dai people lived together and shared their resources and cultures. The history of the Lua people was exactly the beginning of Jengtung and Chiang Mai＇s histories. Nobody knows where the Thai-Dai people came from. However, it is known that the Lua people have been living there fore a long time.