The Sacred Cowshed Tree in Urban Hanoi: A Home for Unredeemed Souls
The “Cowshed Tree” (Cây đa nhà Bò), located next to a maternity hospital in urban Hanoi, has long been a destination for women and men who offer prayers to ensure a successful birth and to give thanks for a healthy baby. As the nearby hospital also performs abortions, the crown of the huge banyan tr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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Material religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 311-332 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hanoi
/ Bengalischer Banyanbaum
/ Sanctuary
/ Soul
/ Fetus
/ Abortion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBM Asia KCD Hagiography; saints |
| Further subjects: | B
Vietnam
B sacred tree B Materiality B wandering souls B Colonialism B popular religious practices B Abortion B fetus spirits |
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