Caodai Exile and Redemption A New Vietnamese Religionʹs Struggle for Identity

Caodaism is a new religious movement that was born in French Indochina in 1926 with a vision of religious unity and interracial harmony, formulated in contrast to colonial dislocations and repressions. From its inception, Caodaism has been preoccupied with seeking justice in this world and healing t...

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Published inReligion and Social Justice For Immigrants p. 191
Main Author JANET HOSKINS
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Rutgers University Press 18.10.2006
Subjects
Buddhism
Catholicism
Christianity
Communism
Constitutional rights
Criminal justice
Criminal law
Criminal punishment
Diviners
Doctrinal theology
Esotericism
Exile
Faith
Foreign residents
Human populations
Law
Legal rights
Mysticism
Persons
Political ideologies
Political philosophy
Political science
Population studies
Practical theology
Refugees
Religion
Religious experience philosophy
Religious freedom
Social sciences
Spirit mediums
Spiritual belief systems
Spiritual leaders
Spiritual visions
Systematic theology
Theology
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Summary:Caodaism is a new religious movement that was born in French Indochina in 1926 with a vision of religious unity and interracial harmony, formulated in contrast to colonial dislocations and repressions. From its inception, Caodaism has been preoccupied with seeking justice in this world and healing the wounds of colonialism, as well as combining the Asian spiritual traditions of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism in a new and dynamic religious organization that borrows from Catholicism and the French and American constitutions. Its scriptures, or sutras, come from spirit messages revealed to mediums, so its practice offers the possibility of a more
ISBN:0813539080
9780813539089