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Spirits without borders [electronic resource] : Vietnamese spirit mediums in a transnational age / Karen Fjelstad and Nguyen Thi Hien.

"Spirits without Borders is an ethnographic study of the transnational and multicultural expansion of Vietnam's Mother Goddess Religion and its spirit possession ritual. The product of collaborative research by an American anthropologist and a Vietnamese folklorist, the work explores how a...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Fjelstad, Karen
Other Authors: Hien, Nguyen Thi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Contemporary anthropology of religion.
Subjects:
Anthropology of religion > Vietnam.
Rites and ceremonies > Vietnam.
Mediums > Vietnam.
Spirit possession > Vietnam.
Goddess religion > Vietnam.
Vietnam > Religious life and customs.
Vietnam > Social life and customs.
Anthropology of religion.
Goddess religion.
Manners and customs.
Mediums.
Rites and ceremonies.
Spirit possession.
Vietnam.
Table of Contents:
  • Border Crossings: Setting The Theoretical Stage
  • Spirited Research: Studying Lnong In Vietnam And California
  • Mau Spirits, Temples, and Rituals
  • Spiritual Callings: Becoming A Medium In The Contemporary World
  • 'Ln Donging' In Silicon Valley
  • The Vietnam-Cali Connection
  • "You Have To Respect The Local Spirits."

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