The role of mother goddess worship in “spiritual security” of the Vietnamese in social life nowadays (Through research in Hanoi City)

Mother Goddess Worship is a typical folk belief, with human philosophies imbued with cultural identity of the Vietnamese. In social life nowadays, when people are faced with frequent insecurities, worries and crises, Mother Goddess Worship has become a strong spiritual support. From field research (...

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Main Author: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai
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Language:English
Published: HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 2021-04-01
Series:Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Khoa học Xã hội
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Online Access:https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-vi/article/view/1780
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description Mother Goddess Worship is a typical folk belief, with human philosophies imbued with cultural identity of the Vietnamese. In social life nowadays, when people are faced with frequent insecurities, worries and crises, Mother Goddess Worship has become a strong spiritual support. From field research (surveys, participation) combined with qualitative research methods (in-depth interviews), the research findings confirm the role of Mother Goddess Worship in “spiritual security” of Vietnamese nowadays: the shelter that people look for health safety and treatment; livelihoods safety, good fortune in business; change destiny, reliefs from previous life troubles, gender, identity safety; spiritual fulcrum in real life/existential security in the afterlife... The practices of Mother Goddess Worship represent the transformation of Vietnam society and the problems that people are facing.
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spelling doaj.art-06418b35b5514e57b670e0729f74b9fa2022-12-21T18:56:52ZengHO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCETạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Khoa học Xã hội2734-93492734-96162021-04-01161879610.46223/HCMCOUJS.soci.vi.16.1.1780.20211473The role of mother goddess worship in “spiritual security” of the Vietnamese in social life nowadays (Through research in Hanoi City)Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai0Khoa Văn hóa học, Trường Đại học Văn hóa Hà NộiMother Goddess Worship is a typical folk belief, with human philosophies imbued with cultural identity of the Vietnamese. In social life nowadays, when people are faced with frequent insecurities, worries and crises, Mother Goddess Worship has become a strong spiritual support. From field research (surveys, participation) combined with qualitative research methods (in-depth interviews), the research findings confirm the role of Mother Goddess Worship in “spiritual security” of Vietnamese nowadays: the shelter that people look for health safety and treatment; livelihoods safety, good fortune in business; change destiny, reliefs from previous life troubles, gender, identity safety; spiritual fulcrum in real life/existential security in the afterlife... The practices of Mother Goddess Worship represent the transformation of Vietnam society and the problems that people are facing.https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-vi/article/view/1780tín ngưỡngthờ mẫuan ninh tinh thần
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title The role of mother goddess worship in “spiritual security” of the Vietnamese in social life nowadays (Through research in Hanoi City)
title_full The role of mother goddess worship in “spiritual security” of the Vietnamese in social life nowadays (Through research in Hanoi City)
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title_short The role of mother goddess worship in “spiritual security” of the Vietnamese in social life nowadays (Through research in Hanoi City)
title_sort role of mother goddess worship in spiritual security of the vietnamese in social life nowadays through research in hanoi city
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