| Description |
208 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held January 16-May 1, 2015 at the Bates College Museum of Art and the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-207). |
| Contents |
The shaman priest and priestess : their heavenly mission and the ordination rituals -- Initiation into the spiritual path of the Dao : the three basic painting scrolls of the Yao -- A full set of eighteen paintings : the pantheon of a fully ordained shaman priest in the Yao tradition -- The twelve guardian deities : healing the sick, warding off evil forces, and providing protection for the household and community -- The four heavenly messengers : the liaison officials of time and space -- Finding the way to heaven : the long painting scrolls -- Going through the dark courts : the ten kings of the underworld -- Wearing the universe : shaman robes, garments, and paraphernalia -- Ritual instruments : sealed approval of the heavenly work on earth -- Checklist. |
| Subject |
Art, Vietnamese -- Exhibitions.
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Art, Chinese -- Exhibitions.
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Ceremonial objects -- Vietnam -- Exhibitions.
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Ceremonial objects -- China, Southwest -- Exhibitions.
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Shamanism -- Vietnam -- Exhibitions.
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Shamanism -- China, Southwest -- Exhibitions.
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Minorities -- Vietnam -- Religion -- Exhibitions.
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Minorities -- China, Southwest -- Religion -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre or Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
University of California, Santa Barbara. Art, Design & Architecture Museum, host institution.
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New York Society Library. Book Committee.
2020.
ZNS
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| Added Title |
Art of the shaman from Vietnam and southern China |
| ISBN |
9780942006124 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0942006127 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780942006162 (e-book) |
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