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Collection
Endangered Cham Manuscripts of Vietnam
Title

Instruction for reviving the soul, instruction for binding the soul to the body, how to properly build a door, instruction for becoming a shaman, proper mourning of women, the way to have a successful business, how to maintain oneself while worshipping, how to render others insane, purification rituals.

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

42 unnumbered pages

Physical Description

Cham manuscript, bound by threads, written in Chinese ink on "Đại" paper, folded in two. The front cover is made from hard paper, having 1/2 form of the manuscript, the back cover is written in Chinese. The manuscript is water-damaged, traced from the left margin to center.

Note(s)

Topics include magic, architecture, ceremonies. The content is about the instruction for reviving the soul, instruction for binding the soul to the body, how to properly build a door, instruction for becoming a shaman, proper mourning of women, the way to have a successful business, how to maintain oneself while worshipping, how to render others insane, purification rituals.

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
Architecture
Rites and ceremonies

Subject

Magic
Architecture
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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