Borrowing and Borrowing Back: The Mother Goddess Religion in the Northern Mountains of Vietnam.

The Lên đồng spirit possession ritual and traditional festivals related to the Mother Goddesses religion are widely practised across Viet Nam. The process of integrating elements of ethnic minority culture into the Mother Goddess religious rituals themselves - worshiping indigenous ethnic spirits, a...

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Published in:	Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 164 - 190
Main Authors:	Hiền, Nguyễn Thị, Thuật, Vũ Hồng
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Pennsylvania Press Fall2023
Subjects:	Lên đông (Rite) Goddess religion Mother goddesses Spirit possession Mediums Rites & ceremonies Religious life of minorities Vietnam
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