TTLV: Jesuit Mission in Vietnam

Thesis information: Jesuit missionary work in Vietnam in the 17th - 18th centuries by HVCH 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. Student recognition decision No.: 1355/2008/QD/XHNV/SDH, October 24, 2008 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes in the training process: None. 7. Topic name: "The Jesuit mission in Vietnam in the 17th - 18th centuries". 8. Major: Religious Studies. Code: 60.22.90 9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor. Dr. Nguyen Quang Hung. Working agency: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of the results of the thesis: The thesis has presented some contents as follows: First: Overview of the Jesuits and the Jesuits in Vietnam; Overview of Vietnamese culture. Second: Some contributions of the Jesuits to Vietnamese culture: - On the creation of the national language; - On the integration of Catholic culture with the ancestor worship beliefs of the Vietnamese people; - On some other cultural fields such as ideology, spreading basic Western scientific knowledge into Vietnam, on literary arts, new ways of community life, and the contribution to affirming Vietnam's territorial sovereignty. 11. Practical applicability: 12. Further 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: 14th May 1986. 4. Place of birth: Bac Kan Province. 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008/QĐ/XHNV/SĐH Dated: 24th October 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.