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On the taking of oaths among the Annamese
Institut Indochinois pour l'étude de l'Homme, Bulletins et Travaux pour 1942 • 5 (1) • Published In 1943 • Pages: 147-161 , plates
By: Nguyen, Văn Khoan, Greene, Liliane.
Abstract
The author, a native of Vietnam and an assistant at l'école Française d'Extreme-Orient, has given a detailed account of the ceremonial character of oath-taking among the Annamites. He describes occasions for oath taking, procedure involved, participants, etc. The material reported does not include professional oaths, legal oaths, or secret societies.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- Analyst
- Elinor Stewart ; 1952: John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- 1936-1942
- Coverage Place
- northern (BAC BO) Vietnam
- Notes
- [by] Nguyen-Van-Khoan
- Translation of: [De la prestation de serments chez les Annamites]
- Includes bibliographical references
- Translated from the French for Human Relations Area Files by Liliane Greene
- Omitted: Photographs showing typical ceremonies and objects
- LCSH
- Vietnamese