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Heavenly Officials in Vietnamese Folk Belief: Bestowers of Blessings from the Celestial Realm
In Vietnamese folk belief, alongside the underworld with its judges who assess moral conduct after...
Apr
The Judge Figures in Vietnamese Folk Belief: Guardians of Justice in the Afterlife
In Vietnamese folk belief, the afterlife has never been seen as an abstract or empty...
Apr
Why People Offer All Types of Spiritual Money When Moving Into a New House: From Judgment Officials to Heavenly, Earthly, Immortal, Cao, and Buddhist Officials
In Vietnamese spiritual life, a housewarming ritual is not simply a formal act of moving...
Mar
Earth Official Money in Folk Belief: Origins, Meaning, and Its Role in Spiritual Rituals
In the spiritual life of Vietnamese people, the use of votive paper and symbolic paper...
Mar
Buddhist Official Money in Folk Belief: Origins, Meaning, and Its Role in Spiritual Rituals
In the spiritual life of Vietnamese people and many East Asian communities, the burning of...
Mar
Heavenly Official Money in Folk Belief: Origins, Meaning, and Its Role in Spiritual Rituals
In the spiritual life of many East Asian communities, the burning of votive paper and...
Mar
Judgment Money in Folk Belief: Origins, Meaning, and the Ritual of Offering to the Underworld Judges
In the spiritual life of Vietnamese people, rituals of worship have always been closely connected...
Mar
Religious Faith: Good, Evil, and the Journey from Enlightenment to Fanaticism
Religious faith is one of humanity’s most enduring phenomena. It predates many civilizations, has witnessed...
Dec
What to Note about “Apocalypse,” “Degenerate Dharma,” and Prophetic Culture
Before delving into specific traditions, it is necessary to distinguish between two often-confused concepts: “apocalypse”...
Dec
Son Tinh Thuy Tinh
Introduction. Son Tinh Thuy Tinh is a story about the wish to control water from...
Nov
Judaism and the Basic Commandments
Overview of Judaism Judaism (Hebrew: יהודה, Yehudah, “Judah” in Latin and Greek) is an ancient...
Nov
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