Incantations and instructions for rituals to neutralize an upcoming omen, to purify a house or a village when wild animals enter the house or village. 30 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by handmade paper; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah scri...
Biographies of the deities of the Cham. 56 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; covered by handmade paper; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 33cm x 16cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Talismans written on a bandana used to protect the body from weapons, spells. 9 pages. Cham manuscript; written in Chinese ink on a long fabric; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 199cm x 15cm. 2 pages are blank (001, 009). The condition of the manuscript is fair.
Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Ma Ngoc Thanh, from Lam Thuan Village
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24 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Ma Ngoc Thanh. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras, epics, poems, dictionary. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 24 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscripts ...
Malaysia - Cham vocabulary, mantras used by Maduen
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Meanings of Malaysian vocabularies used in mantras of Maduen dignitaries, mantras used by Maduen dignitaries. 54 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 21.5cm x 16cm. 3 pages are blank (052, 053, 054). The condition ...
The works of Gru Urang shamans. Rituals performed on land that used to be a graveyard; purification rituals for buffaloes and people; finding the proper zodiac hours, days, months; learning about the zodiac animals; incantations to neutralize magic spells. 82 pages. Cham manuscript; covered by...
Incantations used in the Rija purification ritual. 12 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; some first pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 28.5cm x 16cm. The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.
Mantras, incantations used by Basaih dignitaries to perform farewell rituals to the dead to send them back to their ancestors. 8 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; some last pages are lost; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 28.5cm x 15cm. The con...
Mantras, incantations and instructions for performing a farewell ritual to ill-fated infants to send them back to their ancestors. 10 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 30cm x 17.5cm. The condition of the manuscr...
A poem that encourages people to learn. 14 pages. Cham manuscript; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 28cm x 15cm. 3 pages are blank (012, 013, 014). The condition of the manuscript is deteriorating.