Archival records from Continuing the Digitisation of the Endangered Cham Manuscripts in Vietnam (EAP1005)
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The epic of Dewa Mano
The story of warrior Dewa Mano written in verse. 70 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper… -
Social issues poems, calendar calculation
Social issues poems; instructions for Cham calendar calculation. 44 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by cement paper; written in… -
Spiritual instructions for bulding houses, gates
The manuscript mentions several things such as direction of house construction, gate and fence construction; finding fair and deteriorating dates… -
Purification ceremony; fortune telling
Mantras used by shamans to perform body purification ritulas for unlucky or sick people. Other parts give instructions for fortune telling on… -
Incantations for illness treatment
Mantras used by shamans to perform purification rituals, cure illness by using magic, neutralize harmful charms, cure illness for baby. 66 pages.… -
Incantations for shamans ; the chronicle of Champa king
Incantations for body protection of the shamans, instructions on how to make an amulet. Other parts describe the history of Champa kings… -
Calendar calculation, funeral rituals, talismans
Instructions for calendar calculation; mantras to stop evils in funerals; talismans to relieve a village from misfortunes. 72 pages. Cham… -
Purification ceremony, fortune telling, calendar calculation, medicine
Instructions for Cham calendar calculation; incantations to prevent the apparition of the ill-fated dead from harming other family's members;… -
Incantations related to women, enemies
Incantations related to women, to settle feuds, to harm enemies, to win a dispute. 86 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; cover using thick… -
Causes of illness and treatmen
Finding the spiritual causes of illnesses in order to find the proper treatment. 52 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; fabric cover; written… -
Relieving one from misfortunes, talismans
Incantations used by shamans to perform ceremonies to relieve one from misfortunes, to neutralize harmful charms, to cure common illnesses; amulets… -
Finding auspicious dates and months
Instructions for finding fair dates and months to start a job such as performing an offering ceremony, weddings, house construction, departures. 60… -
Incantations for magic training; the removal of termite nest
Incantations for magic training; the removal of termite nest 66 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; plastic cover; written in Chinese ink on… -
Rituals and fortune telling
Incantations and instructions for various rituals such as for relieving one from misfortunes, removing termite nests, purifying a house;… -
The making of effigy, incantations for curing
Incantations and instructions for making the effigy to carry away sickness and misfortunes for the unlucky person; incantations for curing…