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2.1 An Elder Calls the Royal Spirits Back to Ðô Temple 84 2.2 Many Centuries after their Reign, the Lý Kings use 84 Natural Phenomena to Signal their Return to the Red River Delta, as shown in this photo available for sale at Ðô Temple. 2.3 In 2001, Phạm Thế Duyệt, Chairman of the Vietnam 85 Fatherland Front, Lights Incense to “Solemnly Remember” the Lý Kings 2.4 Korean-born Lý Xương Căn “Returned” to Vietnam after 85 Centuries of Separation. 3.1 Local Elites in Front of Đình Đại Yên. 118 3.2 Communal Ritual for the Tutelary Goddess, Đại Yên. 118 3.3 Inter-village Pilgrimage Undertaken by Representatives 119 of the Thirteen Villages (Thập Tam Trại), Hanoi. 4.1 Setting the Food in front of the Ancestral Altar, Hội An 155 4.2 Coldcuts, Steamed Chicken, Lotus Stem Salad and 155 Pork Roasted in Sesame. 4.3 Older Women at an Ancestral Commemoration Feast, 156 Hội An. 6.1 Mediums Presenting Offerings at Phủ Giày Festival, 217 March 2006. 6.2 A Male Master Embodies the Sixth Lady (Chầu Lục). 218 6.3 The Little Princess Throws Money. 218 6.4 Offerings Received During a Lên Ðồng Ritual. 219 List of Figures vii 00a฀Prelims฀pg฀i-xii.indd฀฀฀7 7/12/07฀฀฀5:38:48฀PM 6.5 Cartoon by Nhất Lang in Phong Hoa, 25 August 1933, 219 entitled “A Good Idea for the Tennis Courts Not to be Left Deserted”. 7.1 A Young Medium in the Role of Saint Trần, Hanoi. 247 7.2 Female Medium in Possession Ritual, Hưng Yên Province. 247 8.1 Thiện Chiếu (1898–1974), Buddhist Reformer and Political 284 Revolutionary. 8.2 Trí Hải (1906–1979), Leader of the Buddhist Revival in 285 the North. 8.3 Dr Lê Đình Thám (1897–1969), Buddhist Revival Leader 286 in the Centre. 8.4 Former Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt at Bodhi Tree-planting 287 Ceremony for the New Vietnam Buddhist University, July 2006. 9.1 Thích Nhất Hạnh Leading the Alms Round in Huế. 338 10.1 Zen Meditation at Sùng Phúc Thiền Tự Pagoda. 367 10.2 Zen Meditation Enforcer at Sùng Phúc Thiền Tự Pagoda. 367 11.1 Photograph Sold by Street Vendors of the Tear-stained Face 396 of the Statute of Mary. 11.2 Prayers at the Plinth of the Đức Mẹ Statue, Ho Chi 397 Minh City. 11.3 Cartoon in Tuổi Trẻ (30 October 2005) on the Perils of 398 Rumours and Blind Belief. viii List of Figures 00a฀Prelims฀pg฀i-xii.indd฀฀฀8 7/12/07฀฀฀5:38:48฀PM ...

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