Characteristics of Religious Life in Vietnam Today

Abstract

Religious life in Vietnam today has experienced changes in various aspects. The paper identifies and indicates common features of change which include the existence of several religious forms; the increasingly stabilized development and legal compliance of religious activities; the hidden complexity and negative factors in the religious life; the rapid growth of some religions in ethnic minority areas; the diverse of new religious movements.
(Received 4 August 2020; published 15 October 2020)