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Vietnamese Muslims remained relatively isolated from the mainstream of world Islam, and their isolation, combined with the lack of religious schools, caused the practice of Islam in Vietnam to become syncretic. Although the Chams follow a localised adaptation of Islamic theology, they consider themselves Muslims.
CIAS Discussion Paper No. 3: Islam at the Margins: The Muslims of Indochina. 3: 7– 23. Nakamura, Rie (2020). A Journey of Ethnicity: In Search of the Cham of Vietnam. Cambridge Scholars Publisher. ISBN 978-1-52755-034-6. Reid, Anthony (1993). "Islamization and Christianization in Southeast Asia: The Critical Phase 1550-1650". In Reid, Anthony ...
Christianity was first introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century. [1] Christians represent a significant minority in Vietnam: Catholics and Protestants were reported to compose 7% and 2% of the country's population respectively in 2020. Christian sources purport that real percentage is 10% to 12%. [2]
Mahayana Buddhism is the largest organized religion in Vietnam. [7] There is a significant minority of Catholic Christians. Other religions include Protestant Christianity, Theravada Buddhism, Islam, Hòa Hảo, and the syncretic Cao Đài religion.
The two countries only maintain unofficial relations and dialogue, but the historical presence of Christianity in Vietnam has a relatively long history. The first Catholic missionary to Vietnam started at the 15th century. Christian presence became more frequent in the 16th century, with the arrival of French, Polish and Portuguese Jesuits.
The Vietnamese Cao Đài diaspora began to settle in the USA in 1975, primarily as refugees escaping the socialist regime after Saigon’s fall. Like many refugees who deal with forced migration, the Cao Đài Vietnamese diaspora community had been transplanted into a foreign land, unfamiliar to their culture, lifestyle and religious tradition ...
Asia is the largest and most populous continent and the birthplace of many religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Korean shamanism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region and new forms are constantly emerging.
Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with approximately 2.3 billion and 1.8 billion adherents, respectively. [1] Both religions are Abrahamic and monotheistic , having originated in the Middle East .