Ca trù worship-singing tradition
Southeast Asian Traditions Religious tradition
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Ca trù worship-singing tradition is cataloged as a Religious tradition within Southeast Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Vietnam” and its period or origin is “Living sung-poetry tradition inscribed by UNESCO in 2009; the source distinguishes worship, court, competitive, and entertainment forms.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Vietnamese worship-singing and ceremonial-poetry traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Ca tru; Hát ca trù; ceremonial ca trù
- Parent tradition
- Vietnamese worship-singing and ceremonial-poetry traditions
- Public geographic context
- Vietnam
- Period / origin
- Living sung-poetry tradition inscribed by UNESCO in 2009; the source distinguishes worship, court, competitive, and entertainment forms
- Living / historical status
- Living endangered oral and performance tradition
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateVietnam
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Ca trù worship-singing tradition. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 3831. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/3831
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