Concept of Gender through the Legend of Indigenous Pgaz K’ Nyau (Karen) People in Northern Thailand

Abstract

The story of Pgaz K’nyau told from generations to generations that Pgaz K’nyau believed that there are two worlds, one world is the world of Pgaz soo hkof hpo (black hair human world) or the realm of human world and another world is Plei dof plau dof [1] (a big plain land) or the realm the another/second human world. Pgaz K’nyau believe that before they were born as human beings in this world, they lived in another world called Pleif dof plau dof . people in that world can choose to be born as human beings in this world. But those who are born must volunteer or choose to be born and birth as human beings in the world.