Vietnamese Supernaturalism: Views from the Southern Region (Anthropology of Asia) [1 ed.] 0415307996, 9780415307994, 9780203489079

The beliefs and practices surrounding the meanings and symbols of the spirit world in Vietnam are explored in detail in

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Table of contents :
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Illustrations......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Abbreviations......Page 15
Introduction......Page 20
1 The dình......Page 38
2 Platform for the Immortals......Page 82
3 Trance and shadows......Page 109
4 Self-cultivation......Page 151
5 Daoists from the Mountain......Page 184
Conclusion......Page 226
Appendix A......Page 230
Appendix B......Page 231
Appendix C......Page 234
Appendix D......Page 240
Appendix E......Page 242
Appendix F......Page 245
Appendix G......Page 246
Notes......Page 247
Bibliography......Page 297
Index......Page 313

Vietnamese Supernaturalism: Views from the Southern Region (Anthropology of Asia) [1 ed.]
 0415307996, 9780415307994, 9780203489079

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