Hero and Deity

Name: Hero and Deity
Brand: Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
SKU: 9789743031571
Price: 150.82 RON
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Tran Hung Dao and the Resurgence of Popular Religion in Vietnam

Autor: Phuong Pham

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Editura: Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

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"Hero and Deity" is an eloquent and fascinating journey into the world of the worshippers and the cu...

Informații despre carte

Autor

Phuong Pham

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

2009

Pagini

240

EAN

9789743031571

ISBN

974303157X

Enbook ID

05062360

Editura

Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Greutate

268

Dimensiuni

152 x 229 x 16

Descriere completă

"Hero and Deity" is an eloquent and fascinating journey into the world of the worshippers and the cult of Tran Hung Dao. The legendary fourteenth-century hero and saviour of Vietnam has evolved as a key symbol of the nation as well as an efficacious deity in its spiritual pantheon. Today he is a ubiquitous, multivalent symbol of the contradictions of contemporary Vietnamese society. Intertwined with this rich ethnography is a work of self-interrogation and engagement with the author's complex and changing 'home', and with the diverse women and men - intellectuals, Communist Party cadres, and market sellers alike - whose lives are centered to a significant degree around the cult of Saint Tran and other deities. The book is a contribution to the ethnography of Vietnam, cultural studies, and Asian studies and also an original and stimulating introduction to contemporary Vietnamese society. Pham Quynh Phuong is a researcher at the Institute of Cultural Studies, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences.

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