Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Magic - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/14/17
Title:: Magic charms to stop wild animals
Scope & Content:: Magical charms used to prevent animals from destroying rice fields and to eliminate ghosts. 20 pages. Cham manuscript, no covers; bound as a book with threads; written in Chinese ink on cement paper; Akhar Thrah and Arabic script. Size: 20cm x 15.5cm. 5 pages are blank (014, 017 - 020). The co...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 20th century
Extent:: 20 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/17
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Cau Van Chat, from Luong Tri Village
Scope & Content:: 30 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Cau Van Chat. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, legend, philosophy, story poems, dictionary. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan 30 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten te...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1274 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/17/21
Title:: Ritual for the ill-fated deaths, how to become a shaman
Scope & Content:: Mantras used by Gru Urang shamans to perform ritual for accidental death (death by tiger, lightning strike). Other contents describe ritual of asking for magic to become shamans (kadha tok gaol di tanai Po Gru ngan pak katuec). 84 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; fabric cover; written ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 88 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/26
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Hai Thanh, from Phuoc Lap Village
Scope & Content:: 24 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Hai Thanh. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, poem, legends, history, astronomy. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 24 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1160 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/26/12
Title:: Incantations for Cham Brahmin
Scope & Content:: Basic incantations and mantras used by Gru Urang dignitaries to neutralize magic spells, exorcism, finding fair and deteriorating dates, for funeral rituals of the Hindi Cham. 74 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; cover using handmade paper; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 78 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/26/14
Title:: Baisc fortune telling textbook
Scope & Content:: Instructions for basic fortune telling based on the hour of birth, physiognomy, and the sitting direction of a customer, how to relocate lost assets, evaluate ancestors' burial sites, how to make magic charms. 36 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; cover using handmade paper; written in C...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 40 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/27
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Phu Tru, from Phuoc Lap Village
Scope & Content:: 24 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Phu Tru. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 24 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscripts of Chinese paper, handmade paper...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1272 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/27/19
Title:: Purification, exorcism, the making of talismans
Scope & Content:: Incantations and charms used by shamans to neutralize magic spells for those who dream of being charmed; purification ceremonies; exorcism; the making of talismans to harm others. 34 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akh...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 34 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/27/20
Title:: Neutralization of magic spells, protection
Scope & Content:: Incantations used by shamans to neutralize charms for those enchanted, to neutralize the charms on oneself when travelling to other regions (ajal di nagar urang). 12 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 12 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1005/29
Title:: Cham manuscripts inherited or collected by Mr. Dao Si Kheo, from Van Lam Village
Scope & Content:: 15 Cham manuscripts, paper, orignially belonged to Mr. Dao Si Kheo. Subjects include: Bani bible, religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, legends, poems. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 15 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscripts ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Chamic
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 1072 TIFF images

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