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100 1 _aEndres, Kirsten W.
245 1 0 _aPerforming the divine
_h[electronic resource] :
_bmediums, markets and modernity in urban Vietnam /
_cKirsten W. Endres.
260 _aCopenhagen :
_bNIAS Press ;
_aAbingdon :
_bMarston [distributor],
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 240 p.) :
_bill.
490 1 _aNIAS monographs ;
_vno. 118
520 _a"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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction : 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aMediums
_zVietnam.
650 0 _aSpirit possession
_zVietnam.
651 0 _aVietnam
_xReligious life and customs.
651 0 _aVietnam
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_xEconomic aspects.
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650 0 7 _aRitual.
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651 7 _aVietnam.
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aEndres, Kirsten W.
_tPerforming the divine.
_dCopenhagen : NIAS Press ; Abingdon : Marston [distributor], 2011
_z9788776940751
_w(OCoLC)751139429
830 0 _aNordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ;
_vno. 118.
856 4 0 _3EBSCOhost
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