Titlebook: Spirits without Borders; Vietnamese Spirit Me Karen Fjelstad,Nguyễn Thị Hiền Book 2011 Karen Fjelstad and Nguy?n Th? Hi?n 2011

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,Spirited Research: Studying Lên Ðồng in Vietnam and California,one week her skin turned bright orange yellow, she was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, and her liver had nearly failed. She was hospitalized for five weeks while the diagnosis was made and treatments administered. During that time, when no one knew for sure what the outcome would be and whether

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,Ðạo Mẫu Spirits, Temples, and Rituals,g were suspended from a bamboo branch placed close to the main altar. Hiền had observed the use of clothing during the . rituals of the Tay, but had never seen the practice associated with a lên dồng ritual. In the . rituals a shaman travels to the other world to call back the disappeared spirits of

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,“Lên Ðồnging” in Silicon Valley,’s a really big temple!” Karen was astounded because it was quite different from other temples she had seen in the area. Although most did not advertise their presence, this temple had a huge painted wooden sign and three flags (of temples, the United States, and the former Republic of South Vietnam

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,“You Have to Respect the Local Spirits”,haps learn more about how the mediums explained her illness. She desired the normalizing experience of going out after several months of an invalid’s indoor life, and had not seen Tania or Brian since they left Sapa seven months earlier. But she also wanted to be well enough to attend a ceremony: to

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,Ðạo Mẫu Spirits, Temples, and Rituals,dication that Mr. Thanh does not just practice the rituals of Ðạo Mẫu, he also engages in many different religious traditions including Buddhism and Taoism, and acts as a ritual master ., fortune-teller ., and sorcerer (.).

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,“You Have to Respect the Local Spirits”, walk fairly steadily and seat herself, albeit with the help of a cane, and time her arrival and exit to coincide with feeding and medication schedules. She waited also until she could effectively control emotions, an ability hampered by the prescribed medications she had to take. She set the New Year ceremony of the Year of the Ox as her goal.

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