Popular religion in contemporary southern Vietnam: A personal approach

By identifying four fields or realms (the village Confucian-Daoist temple dinh, the private Buddhist-Daoist temple, trance mediumship and the practice of self-cultivation), the author explores popular religion in southern Vietnam. He shows that these four realms share a common set of social response...

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Published in:Sojourn
Main Author: Do, Thien (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Institution 1997
In: Sojourn
Further subjects:B Vietnam
B Rural population
B Religion
B Rural area
B Religious organization
B Nature religion
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Summary:By identifying four fields or realms (the village Confucian-Daoist temple dinh, the private Buddhist-Daoist temple, trance mediumship and the practice of self-cultivation), the author explores popular religion in southern Vietnam. He shows that these four realms share a common set of social responses to challenges thrown up by history. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0217-9520
Contains:In: Sojourn