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Contents Acknowledgments ix Note on Vietnamese Language xi DVD Contents xiii Introduction: Encountering Mediumship 1 1. Mediumship, Modernity, and Cultural Identity 21 2. Experiencing Spirit Possession 54 3. Songs for the Spirits 79 4. The Musical Construction of the Spirits 108 5. Musical Creativity and Change 131 6. Engendering Mediumship 155 7. Ritual and Folklorization in Late Socialist Vietnam 190 Epilogue: Thanking the Spirits 217 Appendix 225 Notes 229 Bibliography 237 Index 249 ...

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