Possessed by the Spirits : : Mediumship in Contemporary Vietnamese Communities / / ed. by Karen Fjelstad, Nguyen Thi Hien.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Endres, Kirsten W.,; Fjelstad, Karen,; Hien, Nguyen Thi,; Kendall, Laurel,; Larsson, Viveca,; Maiffret, Lisa,; Norton, Barley,; Phuong, Pham Quynh,; Thinh, Ngo Due,
• HerausgeberIn: Fjelstad, Karen,; Hien, Nguyen Thi,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; THE MOTHER GODDESS RELIGION: ITS HISTORY, PANTHEON, AND PRACTICES --; TRAN HUNG DAO AND THE MOTHER GODDESS RELIGION --; "HOT-TEMPERED" WOMEN AND "EFFEMINATE" MEN: THE PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC AND GENDER IN VIETNAMESE MEDIUMSHIP --; SPIRIT PERFORMANCE AND THE RITUAL CONSTRUCTION OF PERSONAL IDENTITY IN MODERN VIETNAM --; WE HAVE LEN DONG TOO": TRANSNATIONAL ASPECTS OF SPIRIT POSSESSION --; GIFTS FROM THE SPIRITS: SPIRIT POSSESSION AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION AMONG SILICON VALLEY SPIRIT MEDIUMS --; "A BIT OF A SPIRIT FAVOR IS EQUAL TO A LOAD OF MUNDANE GIFTS": VOTIVE PAPER OFFERINGS OF LEN DONG RITUALS IN POST-RENOVATION VIETNAM --; "CHILDREN OF THE SPIRITS, FOLLOWERS OF A MASTER": SPIRIT MEDIUMS IN POST-RENOVATION VIETNAM --; DO THE FOUR PALACES INHABIT AN EAST ASIAN LANDSCAPE? --; GLOSSARY
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501719141; 9783110536157
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501719141
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Karen Fjelstad, Nguyen Thi Hien.

The essays in this volume examine the resurgence of the Mother Goddess religion among contemporary Vietnamese following the economic "Renovation" period in Vietnam. Anthropologists explore the forces that compel individuals to become mediums and the social repercussions of their decisions and interactions.