Southeast Asia Digital Library

Age prediction, taboo days, illness prediction, directional divination, chants of the shaman, the art of protecting oneself, study of swords, chants for purifying the dead outside the village

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manuscripts (document genre)

1850-1900

This manuscript was written by Mr. Luong Dai Ve's grandfather (whose name is forgotten). After he died, he bequeathed it to Mr. Luong Mat (Mr.Ve's father). After that, he gave to Mr. Ve in 1975 when Mr. Ve was at Gru urang.

56 unnumbered pages

Cham manuscript, bound by threads, front and back covered in hard paper, written in Chinese ink on printed newspaper, folded in two. The status of the manuscript is good. The manuscript is written in 2 ways. Page 1 to page 48 written in one way, from page 49 onward written differently. The manuscript has 5 blank pages (from page 15 to 18 and page 52).

The topics of the manuscript are astrology, medical treatment, ghosts. The content is about age prediction, taboo days, illness prediction, directional divination, chants of the shaman, the art of protecting oneself, study of swords, chants for purifying the dead outside the village.

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).

Chamic languages

Viet Nam (nation)
Tỉnh Ninh Thuận (province)

Vietnam
Ninh Hải (Vietnam : District)

Astrology, Vietnamese
Medical care
treatment
Ghosts

Astrology, Vietnamese
Medical care
treatment
Ghosts
Vietnam
Viet Nam (nation)
Tỉnh Ninh Thuận (province)
Ninh Hải (Vietnam : District)
Xuan Hai ward
Phuoc Nhon village