New Religions and State's Response to Religious Diversification in Contemporary Vietnam : Tensions from the Reinvention of the Sacred.
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- Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies Series .
- Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies Series .
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Rise of New Religious Worldviews -- The Advent of Hồ Chí Minh as the Jade Buddha -- Questioning the Rise of New Religious Groups -- Renovation and Religious Revival -- Enquiries into New Religious Groups Since Renovation -- An Alternative Approach to New Religious Groups -- Into the Landscape of New Religions -- References -- Chapter 2: Modernity and Religious Reconfiguration: A Vietnamese Perspective -- Modernity and Interactions Between Religious and Nonreligious Spheres -- Modernity and Social Differentiation -- Modernity Following Different Paths -- Social Spheres' Multidimensional Interactions in East and Southeast Asia -- Religion and Aspects of Modernity in Contemporary Vietnam -- Religious Changes During the Colonial Era -- Different Religious Landscapes During 1945-1975 -- A New Religious Landscape Since Renovation -- Theorising the Rise of New Religious Groups -- Religious Reconfiguration in Vietnamese Modernity -- References -- Chapter 3: Revitalising the Legacy of a Local Sage: The School of Teaching Goodness -- Founder of the School of Teaching Goodness -- From a Carpenter to a Spiritual Master -- Building the School -- Students at the School -- Changing Local Authorities' Control -- Remaking the Past into the Present -- Revitalising the Legacy of the Local Sage -- Reforming a Traditional Village School -- Reviving a Local Folk Belief -- Utilising Ancestors' Knowledge to Help People -- Beyond Revitalisation of Traditions -- References -- Chapter 4: A 'Spiritual Revolution' for National Salvation: The Way of the Jade Buddha -- Deification of Hồ Chí Minh and Its Outcomes -- The Jade Buddha and His Heavenly Mediums -- A 'Spiritual Revolution' to Remake the World -- Followers of the Jade Buddha -- Millenarian Expectations -- Legitimating the Belief in Hồ Chí Minh's Spirit. An Updated Account of Deification of Hồ Chí Minh -- References -- Chapter 5: Seeking Reconfiguration of Buddhism: The Great Mother's Field of ESP -- The Spiritual Master with a Doctoral Qualification -- Messages from the World of Truth -- Believers of the World of Truth -- An Experimental Reconfiguration of Buddhism -- Adapting Religious Innovations -- References -- Chapter 6: The Reinvention and Reconfiguration of New Religions -- Generalizing VNRMs' Basic Elements -- Processes of Religious Reinvention -- Remaking -- Transforming -- Legitimating -- Accommodating -- New Religions and Religious Reconfiguration -- References -- Chapter 7: New Religions in Religious Diversification and the State's Response -- Religious Diversification and the Role of VNRMs -- The Expansion of the Religious Sphere -- Diversification Within a Religion -- State's Response to Religious Diversification: The Case of NRMs -- Managing NRMs at the Central Level -- Managing NRMs at the Local Level -- The Future of New Religions in Vietnam -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- References.