TY  - BOOK
AU  - Endres,Kirsten W.
TI  - Performing the divine: mediums, markets and modernity in urban Vietnam 
T2  - NIAS monographs
SN  - 9788776946135 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BF1242.V5 E53 2011eb
U1  - 299.5922 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Copenhagen, Abingdon
PB  - NIAS Press, Marston [distributor]
KW  - Mediums
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - Spirit possession
KW  - Religion
KW  - swd
KW  - Ritual
KW  - RELIGION / Eastern
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Religious life and customs
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and index; Introduction : inviting the spirits -- Personal fate and spirit identities -- Performing the divine -- Negotiating the rules of proper performance -- The (gendered) world of mediumship -- The heritagisation of Four Palace mediumship -- Epilogue : return to the realm
N2  - "Vietnam in the last two decades has experienced not only market reform and significant economic growth but also a related, symbiotic revival of popular religion. It is no surprise, then, that popular beliefs and rituals that once were attacked as wasteful and superstitious have again become a conspicuous feature of contemporary urban and rural life.  A new blossoming of spirit mediumship has been part of this revival, not least that involving ritual possession by the deities of the Four Palace Pantheon, which this study based in urban Hanoi brings to life with a deft handling of complex theory, historical research, ethnographic material and analysis.  This is indeed a sojourn into the world of mediumship in contemporary urban Vietnam - a spirited world full of colour, laughter, music and ritual dance that operates according to its own rules and principles - but it is also an insightful study of spirituality, performance, gender and heritage, one that highlights the fluidity of ritual practice and contestations of ritual performance among practitioners."--Publisher's website
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