War and shadows : the haunting of Vietnam /
The author's rich ethnographic research in Vietnam allows her to bring readers into the world of spirit possession, focusing on the source of pain, the physical and mental anguish the spirits bring, and various attempts to ameliorate their anger through ritual offering and the intervention of m...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2009.
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Colección: | Cornell paperbacks.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The author's rich ethnographic research in Vietnam allows her to bring readers into the world of spirit possession, focusing on the source of pain, the physical and mental anguish the spirits bring, and various attempts to ameliorate their anger through ritual offering and the intervention of mediums. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 206 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780801458699 0801458692 |