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The sacrifice of the Nam-Giao
Amis du Vieux Hué, Bulletin • 2 (2) • Published In 1915 • Pages: 1-90 , plates
By: Cadière, Léopold Michel, Orband, R., Greene, Liliane.
Abstract
The sacrifice of the Nam Giao was formerly the greatest of Annamese ceremonies, at which time the Emperor sacrificed to Heaven as the representative of his people. The authors, a missionary and a civil servant, respectively, describe this ceremony as they witnessed it in 1915. The article consists of first-hand observations supplemented at great length by excerpts from documents and notices pertaining to the ceremony, quoted by permission of the mandarins of the Court of Annam. The authors present a detailed description of the sacrifice through its preliminary preparations, procession, ritual and invocations. The participants, layout, dances and various objects are also carefully described.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Missionary
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Pauline Van Tho ; 1955: John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- 1915
- Coverage Date
- 1915
- Coverage Place
- Vietnam
- Notes
- [by] L. Cadière and R. Orband
- Translation of: [Le sacrifice du Nam-Giao]
- Includes bibliographical references
- Translated from the French for Human Relations Area Files by Liliane Greene
- LCSH
- Vietnamese