Home›Sources›The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)SourcesThe Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)Janet Hoskins's scholarly monograph on Cao Dai, its cosmology and its spread from Vietnam into a transnational diaspora religionCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/divine-eye-diaspora-hoskins-2015.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/divine-eye-diaspora-hoskins-2015Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-divine-eye-and-the-diaspora-vietname, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/divine-eye-diaspora-hoskins-2015}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXJanet Hoskins, an anthropologist, produced this monograph as a systematic scholarly study of Cao Dai, the Vietnamese new religious movement founded in 1926 that combines elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism under a single Supreme Being, Cao Dai. Based on long term ethnographic research among Cao Dai communities in Vietnam and in the diaspora that formed after 1975, it treats the movement's cosmology, spirit seance practice and central ritual iconography, including the Third Alliance Between God and Man depicted at the Holy See in Tay Ninh, in scholarly depth. Published by the University of Hawaii Press, it is the standard English language academic reference on Cao Dai as it moved from a Vietnamese national religion into a transpacific one.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (36 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier one: a peer reviewed academic monograph published by the University of Hawaii Press, built on the anthropologist's own long term ethnographic research among Cao Dai communities in Vietnam and its diaspora. It is the standard English language academic reference on Cao Dai's movement from a Vietnamese national religion into a transpacific one.NotesWell-attestedStandard scholarly monograph on Cao Dai. Use for established facts about Cao Dai cosmology, ritual and the diaspora, including the Third Alliance Between God and Man mural and its three signatory spirits.CitationAuthorWell-attestedJanet HoskinsPublisherWell-attestedUniversity of Hawaii PressPublication YearWell-attested2015Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithCao Đài, Religions Well-attested This source names Cao Đài directly: "as a systematic scholarly study of Cao Dai, the Vietnamese new religious movement founded in 1926 that combines elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism under a single Supreme..."Source The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)Janet Hoskinstier 1Confucianism, Religions Well-attested This source names Confucianism directly: "in 1926 that combines elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism under a single Supreme Being, Cao Dai."Source The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)Janet Hoskinstier 1Hawaii, States & Territories Well-attested This source names Hawaii directly: "Published by the University of Hawaii Press, it is the standard English language academic reference on Cao Dai as it moved from a Vietnamese national religion into a transpacific one."Source The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)Janet Hoskinstier 1Holy See, Empires & Polities Well-attested This source names Holy See directly: "Between God and Man depicted at the Holy See in Tay Ninh, in scholarly depth."Source The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)Janet Hoskinstier 1Taoism, Religions Well-attested This source names Taoism directly: "combines elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism under a single Supreme Being, Cao Dai."Source The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)Janet Hoskinstier 1Claims Backed By This Source (36 claims)This source backs 36 claims across the atlas. As facts: 25 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDeities, 24 claims: 18 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.Sources, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 5 holds.Well-attested25DeitiesNguyen Binh Khiem (Cao Dai Spirit)Sun Yat-sen (Cao Dai Spirit)Victor Hugo (Cao Dai Spirit)SourcesThe Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)Holds8DeitiesNguyen Binh Khiem (Cao Dai Spirit)Sun Yat-sen (Cao Dai Spirit)Victor Hugo (Cao Dai Spirit)SourcesThe Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism (Hoskins, 2015)General References3DeitiesNguyen Binh Khiem (Cao Dai Spirit)Sun Yat-sen (Cao Dai Spirit)Victor Hugo (Cao Dai Spirit)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. 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