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Collection
Endangered Cham Manuscripts of Vietnam
Title

Study of Gods in Rija Praong ceremony, building houses in Rija Praong ceremony, dispelling Umal, God himself, the way to dispel disaster in Rija Praong ceremony, the way to hold Rija Praong ceremony, instructing Cham Awal children on learning language

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

30 unnumbered pages

Physical Description

Cham manuscript bound by threads, written in Chinese ink on "Đại" paper, folded in two. The original covers of the manuscript are missing, owner (Mr. Thanh Chau) hammered a nail into the book in 2002 using calendar paper (2 layers). The whole manuscripts is yellowed, worm-damaged at the right margins on certain pages. Page 25 is missing three-quarters, and page 26 is entirely missing.

Note(s)

Topics include ceremony, myth, magic, education. The content is about the study of Gods in Rija Praong ceremony, building houses in Rija Praong ceremony, dispelling Umal, God himself, the way to dispel disaster in Rija Praong ceremony, the way to hold Rija Praong ceremony, instructing Cham Awal children on learning language.

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

Rites and ceremonies
Myth
Magic
education

Subject

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

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