War and shadows : the haunting of Vietnam /
Gustafsson, Mai Lan, 1969-
War and shadows : the haunting of Vietnam / Mai Lan Gustafsson. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 206 pages) - Cornell paperbacks . - Cornell paperbacks. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem -- Foundations -- Revelations -- The living and the dead -- Afterlives -- Problem solving -- "Superstition" in a secular state -- Revivals -- Conclusion.
The author's rich ethnographic research in Vietnam allows her to bring readers into the world of spirit possession, focusing on the source of pain, the physical and mental anguish the spirits bring, and various attempts to ameliorate their anger through ritual offering and the intervention of mediums.
English.
9780801458699 (electronic bk.) 0801458692 (electronic bk.)
10.7591/9780801458699 doi
22573/ctt4s24n JSTOR
The Vietnam War Filmmusik
1961-1975
Spiritualism--Vietnam.
Spirit possession--Vietnam.
Spiritual healing and spiritualism.
Ghosts--Vietnam.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Psychological aspects.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Casualties.
War and society--Vietnam.
Religion and state--Vietnam.
Spiritisme--Viêt-nam.
Possession par les esprits--Viêt-nam.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975--Aspect psychologique.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975--Pertes.
Guerre et société--Viêt-nam.
Religion et État--Viêt-nam.
Guérison par la foi et spiritisme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
Battle casualties.
Ghosts.
Psychological aspects.
Religion and state.
Spirit possession.
Spiritual healing and spiritualism.
Spiritualism.
War and society.
Auswirkung
Geisterglaube
Psychologie
Vietnamkrieg
Religion et État
Viet-Nam.
Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975)--Aspect social.
Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975)--Pertes humaines.
Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975)--Aspect psychologique.
Fantômes--Vietnam.
Possession (anthropologie)--Vietnam.
Medecine et esoterisme.
Spiritisme.
Vietnamkriget 1961-1975.
Vietnam.
Vietnam
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BF1242.V5 / G87 2009eb
133.109597
War and shadows : the haunting of Vietnam / Mai Lan Gustafsson. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 206 pages) - Cornell paperbacks . - Cornell paperbacks. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem -- Foundations -- Revelations -- The living and the dead -- Afterlives -- Problem solving -- "Superstition" in a secular state -- Revivals -- Conclusion.
The author's rich ethnographic research in Vietnam allows her to bring readers into the world of spirit possession, focusing on the source of pain, the physical and mental anguish the spirits bring, and various attempts to ameliorate their anger through ritual offering and the intervention of mediums.
English.
9780801458699 (electronic bk.) 0801458692 (electronic bk.)
10.7591/9780801458699 doi
22573/ctt4s24n JSTOR
The Vietnam War Filmmusik
1961-1975
Spiritualism--Vietnam.
Spirit possession--Vietnam.
Spiritual healing and spiritualism.
Ghosts--Vietnam.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Psychological aspects.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Casualties.
War and society--Vietnam.
Religion and state--Vietnam.
Spiritisme--Viêt-nam.
Possession par les esprits--Viêt-nam.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975--Aspect psychologique.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975--Pertes.
Guerre et société--Viêt-nam.
Religion et État--Viêt-nam.
Guérison par la foi et spiritisme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
Battle casualties.
Ghosts.
Psychological aspects.
Religion and state.
Spirit possession.
Spiritual healing and spiritualism.
Spiritualism.
War and society.
Auswirkung
Geisterglaube
Psychologie
Vietnamkrieg
Religion et État
Viet-Nam.
Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975)--Aspect social.
Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975)--Pertes humaines.
Guerre du Vietnam (1961-1975)--Aspect psychologique.
Fantômes--Vietnam.
Possession (anthropologie)--Vietnam.
Medecine et esoterisme.
Spiritisme.
Vietnamkriget 1961-1975.
Vietnam.
Vietnam
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BF1242.V5 / G87 2009eb
133.109597