Why are books on worship 'sold out'?

Many books related to worship are selling well, even "selling out", such as the book Traditional Vietnamese Worship - Rituals and Ritual Practice.

The books Vietnamese Traditional Worship - Rituals and Ritual Practice (The World Publishing House and Nha Nam Company), Vietnamese Cultural and Religious Practices (Tre Publishing House), Symbols, Insignia and Worship Objects of the Annamese People (The World Publishing House and Nha Nam Company)... are all showing positive signs. Among these, the book Vietnamese Traditional Worship - Rituals and Ritual Practice quickly "sold out" and is the book with the highest revenue of Nha Nam in recent months.

The book explains worship and practices

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What makes these books that explain worship, as well as guide the practice of worship, so attractive is it that we are paying more attention to worship?

Regarding this, it is also necessary to mention the viewpoint of the late Professor Ngo Duc Thinh (former Director of the Institute of Cultural Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences ) on the risk of "burning incense at everything we see".

Accordingly, Professor Ngo Duc Thinh said that for many years, worship was affected by anti-feudalism. This caused the practices of ancestor worship and worship at historical sites to be interrupted, even broken. Therefore, when there is no more "anti-worship", the restoration of this broken tradition sometimes becomes distorted. From not worshiping, people can burn incense anywhere. They can also make many offerings, even "race" to have high trays of food to show their respect, causing waste.

Recent books on worship often explain worship customs and worship objects... Such as the book Vietnamese Cultural Belief Practice (Tre Publishing House), Symbols, Emblems and Worship Objects of the Annamese People (The Gioi Publishing House and Nha Nam Company) explain each symbol, each viewpoint with the words "Phuc " and "Tho ", "Long Ma", "Cranes on Turtle's Backs", "Phoenix", about respecting the sky and the New Year's Eve God...

Not only explaining, many books also provide visual documents and instructions. For example, worshiping heaven should be done in the yard (positive), while worshiping ancestors should be done inside the house (negative). There are specific instructions, such as traditional prayers that use many old words, Sino-Vietnamese words that have been rewritten with a modern writing style while still ensuring the core content. This helps readers to use the prayers more conveniently, easily offering offerings to their ancestors.

The images of offerings are also specifically mentioned in the guidebooks. Accordingly, there is no encouragement to worship as many offerings as possible. Offerings are always placed in relation to sincerity, with the simplicity of fruits, cakes and familiar foods.

This image of traditional worship with sincerity, without being too extravagant or expensive is very useful for current worship practices. Especially when these principles and ways of worship are written down, they will become more convincing. It also suggests simple and sincere worship habits in families.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vi-sao-sach-ve-tho-cung-chay-hang-185250424225846221.htm