TTLV: The Jesuit Mission in Vietnam

Information about the thesis "The Missionary Work of the Jesuit Order in Vietnam in the 17th-18th Centuries" by graduate student Trieu Thi Phuong Chuyen.1. Full name: Trieu Thi Phuong Chuyen 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of birth: May 14, 1986 4. Place of birth: Bac Kan 5. Decision number recognizing student status: 1355/2008/QD/XHNV/SDH, dated October 24, 2008, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during training: None 7. Thesis title: “The Jesuit missionary work in Vietnam in the 17th-18th centuries” 8. Specialization: Religious Studies. Code: 60.22.90 9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Hung. Affiliation: University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi 10. Summary of the thesis results: The thesis presented the following contents: First: An overview of the Jesuit Order and the Jesuit Order in Vietnam; an overview of Vietnamese culture. Second: Some contributions of the Jesuit Order to Vietnamese culture: - Regarding the creation of the Vietnamese Quốc ngữ script; - Regarding the integration of Catholic culture with the Vietnamese ancestor worship belief; - Regarding other cultural fields such as ideology, the dissemination of basic Western scientific knowledge to Vietnam, literary arts, new ways of community life, and the contribution to affirming Vietnam's territorial sovereignty. 11. Practical applications: 12. Future research directions 13. Published works related to the thesis: None INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS 1. Full Name: Trieu Thi Phuong Chuyen 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: May 14, 1986. 4. Place of birth: Bac Kan Province. 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008/QD/XHNV/SDH Dated: October 24, 2008. 6. Changes in academic process: None. 7. Official thesis title: The mission of the Society of Jesus in Vietnam from the 17th century to the 18th century. 8. Major: Religion. Code: 60.22.90 9. Supervisors: Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Quang Hung – University of Social Sciences and Humanities 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The thesis clearly shows the following contents: First: Overview of The Society of Jesus and The Society of Jesus in Vietnam; Overview of the Vietnamese culture. Second: Some contributions of The Society of Jesus for Vietnamese culture: - On the creation of the script; - On the integration of Catholic culture with the worship of ancestors of the Vietnamese people; - On some of cultural sectors such as: + In ideology, + The society of Jesus were the first people who spread some of Western scientific knowledge to Vietnam, + In literature and art, + New activities in living of community + The society of Jesus were the first people who showed indirect claims about Vietnamese territory.