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Possessed by the Spirits: Mediumship in Contemporary Vietnamese Communities Karen Fjelstad-Nguyen Thi Hien
Possessed by the Spirits: Mediumship in Contemporary Vietnamese Communities
Karen Fjelstad-Nguyen Thi Hien
The essays in this volume examine the resurgence of the Mother Goddess religion among contemporary Vietnamese following the economic "Renovation" period in Vietnam. Anthropologists explore the forces that compel individuals to become mediums and the social repercussions of their decisions and...
194 pages, 18, tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 1, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780877271710 |
| Publishers | Cornell University Press |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 19 mm · 907 g |
| Editor | Fjelstad, Karen |
| Editor | Hien, Nguyen Thi |