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Collection
Endangered Cham Manuscripts of Vietnam
Title

Dispelling demons, taboo days at certain ages, undoing death spells, instruction for business, dispelling disaster, love spells

Resource Type

text

Genre

manuscripts (document genre)

Date Created

1800-1850

Ownership

This manuscript was inherited by Mr. Thanh Chau from his grandfather, named Duong Po, in 2002.

Extent

58 unnumbered pages

Physical Description

Cham manuscript bound by threads, covered, written in Chinese on "Đại" paper, folded in two. Besides the original covers, owner (Mr. Thanh Chau) added new covers in 2002. The original covers are made of "Quyến" paper. The new ones are made of Cham exercise books and the front cover numbered 1 is made of calendar paper. Pages 6, 26, and 50 are missing.

Note(s)

Topics include magic, astrology, and ceremonies. The content is about dispelling demons, taboo days at certain ages, undoing death spells, instruction for business, dispelling disaster, and love spells.

Funding Source

Digitization of this manuscript was funded by the British Libaries' Endangered Archives Programme through the project, Digitisation of the Endangered Cham Manuscripts of Vietnam (no. EAP698).

Language

Chamic languages

Geographic (Getty)

Viet Nam (nation)
Tỉnh Ninh Thuận (province)

Geographic (Library of Congress)

Vietnam
Ninh Hải (Vietnam : District)

Topic

Magic
Astrology, Vietnamese
Rites and ceremonies

Subject

Magic
Astrology, Vietnamese
Rites and ceremonies
Vietnam
Viet Nam (nation)
Tỉnh Ninh Thuận (province)
Ninh Hải (Vietnam : District)
Xuan Hai ward
Phuoc Nhon village

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