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Tonkinese beliefs regarding the protection of children

Institut Indochinois pour l'étude de l'Homme, Compte Rendu des Séances de l'Année 19381 • Published In 1938 • Pages: HRAF ms.: 14 [original:75-78 ]

By: Nguyen, Văn Khoan, Stewart, Elinor.

Abstract
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 at a meeting of the Institute Indochinois pour l'étude de l'Homme in 1938.
Subjects
Magical and mental therapy
Life and death
Cult of the dead
Spirits and gods
Avoidance and taboo
Magicians and diviners
Majority
Social placement
Ceremonial during infancy and childhood
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
Thomas Maretzki ; 1952; Teferi A. Adem ; 2006
Field Date
No date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Northerm Vietnam
Notes
[by] Nguyen-Van-Khoan
Translation of: [Croyances tonkinoises relatives à la protection de l'enfance]
This document consists of excerpts
Translated from the French for the HRAF files by Elinor Stewart ca. 1950
LCSH
Vietnamese