{"collection":"asia","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/asia/rsv/index.htm","path":"asia/rsv/index.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/asia/rsv/index.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Asia\u00a0\n \n| | The Religions of South Vietnam in Faith and Fact US Department of the Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Chaplains Division NAVPERS 15991 [1967] | \nContents\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n Start Reading\n Vietnam, because of historical and geographical\n factors, has an extrordinary number of different religious influences,\n including Animism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Christianity and\n several indigenous belief systems such as Cao Dai.\n This guidebook, published by the US military, is a reference\n about this subject, compiled on the cusp of the Vietnam war.\n It includes quite a bit of cultural and background information\n about Vietnam, statistics about numbers of adherents, as well as\n a guide to cultural sensitivity which may still be of use.\n This is a valuable resource about this fascinating topic.\n It also implicitly tells quite a story about the US military's \n attempt to win Vietnamese 'hearts and minds'.\n \nTitle Page and Front Matter\nContents\nLetter of transmittal\nIntroduction\nI. Animism\nII. Vietnamese Taoism\nIII. Confucianism in Vietnam\nIV. Hinduism in Vietnam\nV. Buddhism in Vietnam\nVI. Islam\nVII. Roman Catholicism in South Vietnam\nVIII. Protestantism in South Vietnam\nIX. Cao Dai\nX. Phat Giao Hoa Hao\nXI. Religion in Everyday Life\nA. Scenes Of Vietnamese Life\nB. Religious Practices and Activities\nC. Religious Discipline and Concepts Affecting Behavior\nD. Examples of Religion in Everyday Life\nA Religiously Influenced Culture\nVietnamese Village--Homes\nVietnamese Village Dinh, Market, School\nWomen\nMarriage\nChoosing Life's Partner\nConsulting the Astrologers\nEffects of Stars on Choosing Marriage Partners\nThe Vietnamese and Children\nRearing Vietnamese Children\nLegend of Quan-Am\nFragrant Incense of Aloes Wood\nJoss Sticks\nUse of Votive Paper as an Act of Worship in Vietnamese Temples\nThe Lotus\nThe Meaning and Importance of TET\nThe Dragon in Vietnam\nVeneration of Vietnamese Benefactors\nAncestor Worship\nAncestor Worship--Worship of Nham-Dien\nVietnamese Self-Sacrifice Customs\n\u00a0\nSelected Bibliography\nAppendix A. Foreign Voluntary Agencies Operating in Vietnam with Resident Representative\nAppendix B. Guidelines for Understanding","title":"The Religions of South Vietnam in Faith and Fact Index","type":"page"}