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Tonkinese beliefs regarding the protection of childrenarticle 1938 • Nguyen, Văn Khoan & Stewart, Elinor
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This is a detailed account of the Tonkinese practice of 'selling' children to spirits, for their protection. The author, who is with the école Française d'Extreme-Orient, presented this paper ...On the taking of oaths among the Annamesearticle 1943 • Nguyen, Văn Khoan & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
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 describe...Essay on the Dinh and the cult of the guardian spirit in the villages of Tonkinarticle 1930 • Nguyen, Văn Khoan & Temple, Charles R.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
The author, who is a native of Vietnam and assistant at l'école Française d'Extreme-Orient, has given a detailed description of the dinh as well as an account of the ceremonies which are carri...