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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.
Subjects
Social control
Trial procedure
Spirits and gods
Prayers and sacrifices
Organized ceremonial
culture
Vietnamese
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