1. Student's full name:Nguyen Duy Thanh
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth:10/08/2000
4. Place of birth:Thai Nguyen
5. Decision to recognize student number:4058/QD-XHNV dated December 28, 2022 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process: Are not
7. Thesis title: Processions of statues in the beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta (a comparative study of the village tutelary deity belief, Buddhism, and Catholicism in Bac Ninh and Hanoi)
8. Major:Vietnamese Studies Code: 8310630.01
9. Scientific instructor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Lam, Lecturer at the Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results:The practice of carrying statues in palanquins originates from the belief, gratitude, and reverence for the divine world—deities and people who have contributed to the nation throughout Vietnamese history. People believe that using palanquins to carry statues is the highest and most respectful way to express reverence for these deities, according to traditional customs in each local belief system and religion. Each local belief system and religion has its own similarities and differences in the palanquin processions, forming a unique "local" character and a "culturally relative" spirit, a blend and harmony between traditional agricultural culture, indigenous beliefs, and foreign religions of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta. From this, we gain a more thorough understanding of the value of palanquin processions and the ritual practices at some traditional festivals in the beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta in particular and in Vietnam in general.
11. Practical application:(if any)
12. Further research directions:Processions carrying statues in Vietnamese religious and spiritual beliefs, in the context of regional and international affairs.
13. Published works related to the thesis:Nguyen Duy Thanh (2024), Similarities and differences of palanquin processions of statues in the beliefs and religions of Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta (Survey of palanquin procession customs of the Thành Hoàng belief and Catholic rituals in Hanoi), Journal of Religious Studies, ISSN 1859-0403, Volume 26, No. 6 (244), 2024, pp. 96-115.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name:NGUYEN DUY THANH
2. Sex:Male
3. Date of birth:10/08/2000
4. Place of birth:Thai Nguyen
5. Admission decision number:Decision No. 4058/QD-XHNV Dated 28/12/2022
6. Changes in academic process:None
7. Official thesis title:Holy Palanquins in the folk beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta area (A comparative study between the beliefs in the Village's Tutelary god, Buddhism and Catholicism in Bac Ninh and Ha Noi)
8. Major:Vietnamese Studies Code: 8310630.01
9. Supervisors:Associate Professor. PhD. Nguyen Dinh Lam, Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:The Holy Palanquins originates from the belief, gratitude and worship of the world of gods, people who have contributed to the country of the Vietnamese people in history. People believe that using the Holy Palanquins to process gods is the highest form of ritual expression, the most respect for gods according to traditional customs in each local belief and religion. With each belief and religion in each locality, the Holy Palanquins has similarities and differences, forming a unique “local” character and “cultural relativity” spirit, a mixture and harmony between traditional agricultural culture, indigenous and foreign beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta area. From there, we have more detailed explanations about the value of the Holy Palanquins as well as the practice of the procession ritual at some traditional festivals in the beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta area in particular and in Vietnam in general.
11. Practical applicability, if any:
12. Further research directions, if any:Holy Palanquins in the folk beliefs and religions of the Vietnam in the regional and international context
13. Thesis-related publications:Nguyen Duy Thanh (2024), Similarity and differences of the processions of belief and religion in the Vietnamese people in the Red River Delta (Palanquin procession of Thanh Hoang belief and Catholic rituals in Hanoi), Journal of Religious Studies, ISSN 1859-0403, Vol. 26, No. 6 (244), 2024, pg. 96-115.
