Spirits without Borders is an ethnographic study of the transnational and multicultural expansion of Vietnam's Mother Goddess Religion and its spirit possession ritual. The work explores how and why the ritual spread from Vietnam to the US and back again and the impact of ritual transnationalism in both countries.

Autorentext
Author Karen Fjelstad: Karen Fjelstad is Lecturer at San Jose State University, USA Author Nguyen Thi Hien: Nguyen Thi Hien is Head of Department of Cultural Heritage Studies and Executive Director of Visual Anthropology at Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Vietnam

Inhalt
Border Crossings: Setting The Theoretical Stage Spirited Research: Studying Lên Ðong in Vietnam and California Ðao Mau Spirits, Temples, and Rituals Spiritual Callings: Becoming a Medium in the Contemporary World 'Lên Donging' in Silicon Valley The Vietnam-Cali Connection 'You Have to Respect the Local Spirits"