Ethnic lineage and religious transmission: The trajectories of ethnic boundary-making among Vietnamese Caodaists living in Cambodia by Thien, Huong Ninh

“…On November 28, 2006, Caodaists in Cambodia met with a group of Caodai dignitaries and communist cadres from Vietnam to transfer the tomb of the Head Spirit Medium Pham Cong Tac from their temple to Toa Thanh Tay Ninh, the “Holy See” of the syncretistic Caodai religion in Vietnam. Despite Vietnamese governmental infiltration and control over the religious center since 1975, Caodaists at the Kim Bien Temple in Phnom Penh remained loyal to Toa Thanh Tay Ninh in their homeland. …”
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