Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Chronology xi
5. Introduction: “Outrageous Syncretism”? 1
6. Chapter 1. Conversations with Divinities 29
7. Chapter 2. A Spirit Medium as Nationalist Leader 67
8. Chapter 3. The Spiritual Sons of Victor Hugo 97
9. Chapter 4. The Fall of Saigon and the Rise of the Diaspora 126
10. Chapter 5. A “Caodaist in Black” Returns to Live in Vietnam 154
11. Chapter 6. The Divine Eye on the Internet 188
12. Chapter 7. A Religion in Diaspora, A Religion of Diaspora 217
13. Notes 239
14. References 257
15. Index 275
16. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 283