032-003725464 / Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Magic - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

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

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