Spirits without Borders

Spirits without Borders
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9780230119703
ISBN-13 : 0230119700
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Book Synopsis Spirits without Borders by : K. Fjelstad

Download or read book Spirits without Borders written by K. Fjelstad and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-07-04 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirits without Borders is an ethnographic study of the transnational and multicultural expansion of Vietnam's Mother Goddess Religion and its spirit possession ritual. The work explores how and why the ritual spread from Vietnam to the US and back again and the impact of ritual transnationalism in both countries.


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