Possessed by the Spirits : Mediumship in Contemporary Vietnamese Communities

Karen Fjelstad; Nguyen Thi Hien
Cornell University Press
9780877271710
0-87727-171-2

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.

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compel individuals to become mediums and the social repercussions of their decisions and interactions.