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Author Unger, Ann Helen.

Title Pagodas, gods and spirits of Vietnam / Ann Helen Unger, Walter Unger
Published London ; New York : Thames and Hudson, 1997

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 MELB  291.09597 Ung/Pga  AVAILABLE
Description 197 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm
Contents Old traditions revived -- Ancestor worship: memorial tablets on the family altar -- Animism: life in two worlds -- Taoism: distant paradises and holy mothers -- Confucianism: cosmic order and moral standards -- Buddhism: spiritual comfort and way to salvation -- Pagodas and religious art -- The community house: shrine for the village's guardian spirit -- The heroes' temple: pride in freedom and history -- The Chinese pantheon: enhancement of popular religion -- Reconstruction: state programme and individual initiatives -- The Plates: Religious life in Vietnam, sacred buildings and religious art
Subject Pagodas -- Vietnam -- Pictorial works.
Pagodas -- Vietnam.
SUBJECT Vietnam http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032186 -- Religion http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007663 -- Pictorial works. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272
Vietnam http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032186 -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007663
Vietnam http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032186 -- Religious life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007603 -- Pictorial works. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272
Vietnam http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79032186 -- Religious life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007603
Author Unger, Walter.
LC no. 97060321
ISBN 0500018030
Other Titles Vietnam, Götter, Geister und Pagoden. English