Norton, Barley, 1971-

Songs for the spirits : music and mediums in modern Vietnam / Barley Norton. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource

DVD contents: pages [xiii]-xvi.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Mediumship, modernity, and cultural identity -- Experiencing spirit possession -- Songs for the spirits -- The musical construction of the spirits -- Musical creativity and change -- Engendering mediumship -- Ritual and folklorization in late socialist Vietnam.



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014921893 Uk


Folk music--Religious aspects--History--Vietnam--20th century.
Spirit possession--Vietnam.
Mediums--Vietnam.


Electronic Books.

ML3921 / .S664 2009