197 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm
Contents
Old traditions revived -- Ancestor worship: memorial tablets on the family altar -- Animism: life in two worlds -- Taoism: distant paradises and holy mothers -- Confucianism: cosmic order and moral standards -- Buddhism: spiritual comfort and way to salvation -- Pagodas and religious art -- The community house: shrine for the village's guardian spirit -- The heroes' temple: pride in freedom and history -- The Chinese pantheon: enhancement of popular religion -- Reconstruction: state programme and individual initiatives -- The Plates: Religious life in Vietnam, sacred buildings and religious art