Songs for the Spirits: Music and Mediums in Modern Vietnam

Appendix

Appendix the Pantheon of Spirits The pantheon below includes the spirits incarnated at len dong I attended from 1996 to 2005. Many spirits are referred to by more than one name; two Vietnamese alternatives are given for some spirits. Asterisks indicate those spirits who possess mediums only in an unrevealed way; the scarf draped over the medium’s head is not removed. For spirits who belong to one of the four palaces, the palace of the spirit is noted: Sky Palace (SP), Water Palace (WP), Mountains and Forests Palace (M&FP), Earth Palace (EP). In some cases, opinion differs about which palace a spirit belongs to; a spirit’s palace is not noted in ambiguous cases. the Mother Spirits (Mau) The First Mother (Mau De Nhat/Mau Lieu Hanh)*—SP The Second Mother (Mau De Nhi/Mau Dia)*—EP The Third Mother (Mau De Tam/Mau Thuong)*—M&FP The Fourth Mother (Mau De Tu/Mau Thoai)*—WP the “tran family” Spirits General Tran Hung Dao The Second Princess (of the Tran dynasty) (Co Doi nha Tran) The Little Princess (of the Tran Dynasty) (Co Bo nha Tran)* The Little Young Prince (of the Tran dynasty) (Co Bo nha Tran)* the Mandarin Spirits (Quan) The First Mandarin (Quan De Nhat)—SP The Second Mandarin (Quan De Nhi)—M&FP 226 . appendix The Third Mandarin (Quan De Tam)—WP The Fourth Mandarin (Quan De Tu)—EP The Fifth Mandarin (Quan De Ngu/Quan Tuan Tranh)—WP The Mandarin Dieu That (Quan Dieu That)* The Second Mandarin Hoang Trieu (Quan Doi Hoang Trieu) the lady Spirits (Chau) The First Lady (Chau De Nhat)—SP The Second Lady (Chau De Nhi) —M&FP The Third Lady (Chau De Tam) —WP The Lady of the Temple (Chau Thu Den) The Lady Thac Bo (Chau Thac Bo) The Fourth Lady (Chau De Tu)* The Fifth Lady (Chau De Ngu)* The Sixth Lady (Chau Luc) —M&FP The Seventh Lady (Chau Bay)* The Eighth Lady (Chau Tam)* The Ninth Lady (Chau Cuu)* The Tenth Lady (Chau Muoi)—EP The Little Lady (Chau Be) —M&FP the Prince Spirits (Ong Hoang) The First Prince (Ong Hoang De Nhat)* —SP The Second Prince (Ong Hoang De Nhi)* —M&FP The Third Prince (Ong Hoang Bo) —WP The Seventh Prince (Ong Hoang Bay) —M&FP The Tenth Prince (Ong Hoang Muoi) —EP the Princess Spirits (Co) The First Princess (Co De Nhat)—SP The Second Princess of the Mountains (Co Doi Thuong)—M&FP The Second Princess Cam Duong (Co Doi Cam Duong) The Third Princess (Co Bo)—WP The Fourth Princess (Co De Tu)—EP The Fifth Princess (Co De Ngu)* The Sixth Princess (Co Sau)—M&FP The Seventh Princess (Co Bay)* The Eighth Princess (Co Tam)* The Ninth Princess (Co Chin)—EP The Tenth Princess (Co Muoi)* appendix · 227 The Little Princess of the Mountains (Co Be Thuong)—M&FP The Little Princess Dong Cuong (Co Be Dong Cuong) The Little Princess Bac Le (Co Be Bac Le)—M&FP the young Prince Spirits (Cau) The First Young Prince (Cau De Nhat)—SP The Second Young Prince (Cau De Nhi)—M&FP The Third Young Prince (Cau Bo)—WP The Little Young Prince (Cau Be)—M&FP ...