Archival records from Continuing the Digitisation of the Endangered Cham Manuscripts in Vietnam (EAP1005)
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Fortune telling, incantations for curing, calendar calculation
Instructions for fortune telling for illnesses, age compatibility, destiny, finding lost assets. Other parts include secret methods for shamans to… -
Calendar, the making of effigy, the removal of termite nest
Incantations to perform the ritual of making an effigy to carry away sickness and misfortunes for an unlucky person; rituals to remove termite… -
Dealing with omens
Incantations and instructions for rituals to neutralize an upcoming omen, to purify a house or a village when wild animals enter the house or… -
Stories about deities of the Cham
Biographies of the deities of the Cham. 56 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by handmade paper; written in Chinese ink on Chinese… -
Body protection talismans
Talismans written on a bandana used to protect the body from weapons, spells. 9 pages. Cham manuscript; written in Chinese ink on a long fabric;… -
Malaysia - Cham vocabulary, mantras used by Maduen
Meanings of Malaysian vocabularies used in mantras of Maduen dignitaries, mantras used by Maduen dignitaries. 54 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers… -
The works of shamans
The works of Gru Urang shamans. Rituals performed on land that used to be a graveyard; purification rituals for buffaloes and people; finding the… -
Purification ritual for Rija
Incantations used in the Rija purification ritual. 12 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; some first pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on… -
Farewell mantras to the dead
Mantras, incantations used by Basaih dignitaries to perform farewell rituals to the dead to send them back to their ancestors. 8 pages. Cham… -
Farewell rituals for ill-fated infants
Mantras, incantations and instructions for performing a farewell ritual to ill-fated infants to send them back to their ancestors. 10 pages. Cham… -
Poem on the encouragement of learning
A poem that encourages people to learn. 14 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah… -
Thanks to Maduen dignitaries
House owner's thanks to Maduen dignitaries after the completion of Rija ceremony; incantations to prevent feelings of affection between a… -
Recognition of the residing positions of deities in the house for Rija ceremony
Instructions on how to recognize the positions of deities in a house where the Rija ceremony takes place. 10 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers;… -
Body purification ritual, fortune telling, helping pregnant women
Prayers used by the shamans in a body purification ritual; instructions on fortune telling for illness; incantations to reduce the pain pregnant… -
Maduen's incantations to keep composure
Incantations read by Maduen dignitaries to regain composure in a Rija ceremony. 4 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on…