Dao Mau Vietnam is a valuable resource for studying Dao Mau. The book not only presents social and human aspects but also provides profound insights into the community and individuals. Professor Ngô Đức Thịnh has created a special work that helps readers explore the unique cultural and religious values of Dao Mau Vietnam. The book brings value, research understanding of common issues about Dao Mau, religious beliefs, as well as the artistic and cultural values of Vietnam, the forms of Mother Worship in the three regions of North, Central, and South.
The book systematically explores the Mother Worship beliefs at three levels:
- Worship of goddesses, Mother deities, and the interaction and transformation between them
- Overview of three typical forms of Mother Worship in the North, Central, and South with their local characteristics
- More importantly, for each region, the book focuses on studying representative Holy Mothers such as Thanh Mau Lieu Hanh in the North, Thien Ya Na, Po Inư Nưgar in the Central, and Lady of the Realm, Black Lady, Thien Hau, etc., in the South. This presentation system helps the book both demonstrate the unity and diversity of Dao Mau Vietnam
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The book “Folk Customs - Rituals of Mother Goddess Worship” by author Thuận Phước introduces readers to the basic knowledge of the origin and characteristics of the Mother Goddess worship in the folk culture of the Vietnamese people.
The book details the position and role of women in ancient society and explains why the worship of the Mother Goddess has become a popular folk belief. Readers can easily explore the performance art associated with the Mother Goddess worship - the ritual singing of hát chầu văn, contributing to a deeper understanding of the procession ceremony, ancestral worship rituals in folk culture, and the spiritual spaces of the Vietnamese people throughout the country through the system of communal houses, temples, and shrines. In addition, indigenous deities related to the Mother Goddess worship are also introduced and fully explained in the revised system, such as the worship of the Three Palaces, Four Palaces, worship of the Four Immortals, Jade Emperor,...
The book also introduces the rituals of Mother Goddess worship, possession ceremonies, and the art of worship to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the spirituality and unique artistry in the Mother Goddess worship. The book has rich and understandable content, serving as a valuable source of information for those interested in the folk culture of Vietnam.
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The High Priestess of a Thousand Peaks was first published in 2005, a work developed by the writer Nguyễn Xuân Khánh from the unpublished story 'The Poor Village,' written in 1959. The book depicts the life and people of a rural village in the northern central highlands at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. In the context of French invasion in Vietnam, Buddhism declining, Confucianism set aside, Catholicism spreading, rural people return to the Mother Goddess belief - a religion that has existed for thousands of years.
“The High Priestess of a Thousand Peaks” is also a historical novel about Hanoi at the end of the 19th century, narrating the second attack on Hanoi by the French, the construction of the Big Church, the war between the French and the Black Flag Army...
The book is also a love story of Vietnamese women in an ancient village. It is a love that is both tolerant and passionate, with all the bitterness, realism, tragedy, harmony, dreams, and nobility intertwined.
This work is considered a 'search and reconstruction effort for a spiritual space, where the core spirit of the Vietnamese people is shaped. According to writer Nguyễn Xuân Khánh, that spiritual space is the cultural village space, with the most important core being folk beliefs.' (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cao Kim Lan)
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The book 'The Cult of Mother Goddess Worship in Vietnam' by Dr. Vũ Hồng Vận focuses on elucidating the following issues:
- Origin, formation, and development of the Mother Goddess worship
- Various forms of the Mother Goddess worship (worship spaces, the system of deities, organization and followers, similarities and differences in the Mother Goddess worship in the North, Central, and South)
- The role of the Mother Goddess worship in the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people and proposes solutions to preserve and promote the values of the Mother Goddess worship
The book also explores the Mother Goddess worship in the spiritual activities of the Vietnamese people to understand phenomena, societal beliefs... thereby grasping the origin and characteristics of Vietnamese folk thoughts and beliefs, the construction of traditional cultural values that the ancestors have diligently built.
Worshipping the Mother Goddess is a relatively complex social phenomenon, challenging to study because it combines many beliefs, religions, and manifests in various forms. The authors and editors have put in a lot of effort in the writing and editing process, but the content of the book is inevitably limited.
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The book 'Spirit Possession - The Journey of Divine Spirits and Identity' by Prof. Dr. Ngô Đức Thịnh meticulously researches and outlines the ritual of Spirit Possession (Hầu đồng, hầu bóng) systematically and fundamentally. The author not only views 'Spirit Possession' as a purely religious and cultural phenomenon but delves deep to identify the essence of the phenomenon by exploring psychological and therapeutic aspects of 'Spirit Possession' and other issues: Gender love, Gender relations, Socio-economic aspects, and finally, the liberation of women's aspirations in traditional and modern society. The content of the book includes two main parts as follows:
- Part 1: Spirit Possession, the journey of divine spirits - details the characteristics and basic functions of the 'Spirit Possession' ritual, including the system of divine electricity (Avalokiteshvara, Jade Emperor, Three Holy Mothers, Five Grand Marshals, Four Palaces Lady, Five Princes, Twelve Queens, Uncle Tiger, Mr. Lốt) with profound philosophical meanings. The author presents comparative viewpoints and asserts that the Spirit Possession of the Vietnamese is a form of Shamanism. Moreover, the phenomenon of Shamanism is not only found in the Spirit Possession of the Vietnamese but also in many other ethnic groups: Then (Tày), Mỡi (Mường), Một (Thái), Dùa Nhung, Sì Rí (Hmong), Pjao (Central Highlands)...
- Part 2: The changing fate of Spirit Possession - Based on practical experiences, the author approaches the issue of Spirit Possession in a multidimensional way:
- Interdisciplinary approach to cultural psychology - personal and social psychology
- Looking from a gender perspective through the worship of female spirits
- Integration of various cultures (written & oral literature, spiritual stage, hát chầu văn music, Đao Mẫu Tứ Phủ worship paintings, temple architecture...)
- The transformation and determination of destinies (the spiritual or everyday destinies in family and community relationships) to convey personal aspirations and dreams through virtual spiritual life
- In the conclusion, the author affirms that Dao Mau and Spirit Possession have tendencies to transform in contemporary society in aspects such as historicization, localization, integration of cultures and beliefs of different ethnic groups, creating profound historical, ethical, and cultural values, suitable for current trends.
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