The Religions of South Vietnam in Faith and Fact
42 chapters English Public domain
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Vietnam, because of historical and geographical factors, has an extrordinary number of different religious influences, including Animism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Christianity and several indigenous belief systems such as Cao Dai. This guidebook, published by the US military, is a reference about this subject, compiled on the cusp of the Vietnam war. It includes quite a bit of cultural and background information about Vietnam, statistics about numbers of adherents, as well as a guide to cultural sensitivity which may still be of use. This is a valuable resource about this fascinating topic. It also implicitly tells quite a story about the US military's attempt to win Vietnamese 'hearts and minds'.
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42 chapters
26 The Vietnamese and Children 27 Rearing Vietnamese Children 28 Legend of Quan-Am 29 Fragrant Incense of Aloes Wood 30 Joss Sticks 31 Use of Votive Paper as an Act of Worship in Vietnamese Temples 32 The Lotus 33 The Meaning and Importance of TET 34 The Dragon in Vietnam 35 Veneration of Vietnamese Benefactors 36 Ancestor Worship 37 Ancestor Worship--Worship of Nham-Dien 38 Vietnamese Self-Sacrifice Customs 39 Selected Bibliography 40 Appendix A. Foreign Voluntary Agencies Operating in Vietnam with Resident Representative 41 Appendix B. Guidelines for Understanding 42 Special Pages: Errata
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The Religions of South Vietnam in Faith and Fact
42 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Vietnam, because of historical and geographical factors, has an extrordinary number of different religious influences, including Animism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Christianity and several indigenous belief systems such as Cao Dai. This guidebook, published by the US military, is a reference about this subject, compiled on the cusp of the Vietnam war. It includes quite a bit of cultural and background information about Vietnam, statistics about numbers of adherents, as well as a guide to cultural sensitivity which may still be of use. This is a valuable resource about this fascinating topic. It also implicitly tells quite a story about the US military's attempt to win Vietnamese 'hearts and minds'.
Table of contents
42 chapters
26 The Vietnamese and Children 27 Rearing Vietnamese Children 28 Legend of Quan-Am 29 Fragrant Incense of Aloes Wood 30 Joss Sticks 31 Use of Votive Paper as an Act of Worship in Vietnamese Temples 32 The Lotus 33 The Meaning and Importance of TET 34 The Dragon in Vietnam 35 Veneration of Vietnamese Benefactors 36 Ancestor Worship 37 Ancestor Worship--Worship of Nham-Dien 38 Vietnamese Self-Sacrifice Customs 39 Selected Bibliography 40 Appendix A. Foreign Voluntary Agencies Operating in Vietnam with Resident Representative 41 Appendix B. Guidelines for Understanding 42 Special Pages: Errata
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The Religions of South Vietnam in Faith and Fact
42 chapters English Public domain
About this book
Vietnam, because of historical and geographical factors, has an extrordinary number of different religious influences, including Animism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Christianity and several indigenous belief systems such as Cao Dai. This guidebook, published by the US military, is a reference about this subject, compiled on the cusp of the Vietnam war. It includes quite a bit of cultural and background information about Vietnam, statistics about numbers of adherents, as well as a guide to cultural sensitivity which may still be of use. This is a valuable resource about this fascinating topic. It also implicitly tells quite a story about the US military's attempt to win Vietnamese 'hearts and minds'.
Table of contents
42 chapters
26 The Vietnamese and Children 27 Rearing Vietnamese Children 28 Legend of Quan-Am 29 Fragrant Incense of Aloes Wood 30 Joss Sticks 31 Use of Votive Paper as an Act of Worship in Vietnamese Temples 32 The Lotus 33 The Meaning and Importance of TET 34 The Dragon in Vietnam 35 Veneration of Vietnamese Benefactors 36 Ancestor Worship 37 Ancestor Worship--Worship of Nham-Dien 38 Vietnamese Self-Sacrifice Customs 39 Selected Bibliography 40 Appendix A. Foreign Voluntary Agencies Operating in Vietnam with Resident Representative 41 Appendix B. Guidelines for Understanding 42 Special Pages: Errata
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