University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. General Information

• Year of birth: 1976.
• E-mail:thunh.ussh@hotmail.com
• Department: Religious Studies
• Academic degree: PhD Year received: 2014
• Training process:

1998: University, Law, Hanoi Law University

2001: University, Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

2005: Master's degree in Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

2014: PhD, Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

• Foreign language proficiency: English B1.
• Main research areas: Marxist-Engelsian and Leninist perspectives on religion; Indigenous religions and beliefs in Vietnam (Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, Mother Goddess worship, village tutelary deity worship, ancestor worship, fertility beliefs, etc.); Some religions and beliefs in ethnic minority areas of Vietnam; Laws on religion in Vietnam.

II. Scientific works

Chapter

1. "From the dialectical relationship between religion and culture, let's examine the role of Mother Goddess worship in relation to the culture of the Vietnamese people in the Red River Delta" (inSeveral issues concerning religious studies and the teaching of religious studies.(Conference Proceedings), Encyclopedia Publishing House, 2010, pp. 170-195.
2. "The imprint of cultural exchange in the formation and development of the Mother Goddess worship belief of the Vietnamese people" (inReligious culture in the context of globalization(Proceedings of the International Conference), Religious Publishing House, 2010, pp. 325-338.
3. “The afterlife” in relation to the real world in the ancestor worship beliefs of the Vietnamese people” (inSome current issues in religious philosophy(Proceedings of the International Conference), Religious Publishing House, 2011, pp. 366-376.
4. "On the relationship between humans and nature in the Mother Goddess worship of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta region - from a philosophical perspective" (inGoddess worship culture in Vietnam and Asia: identity and values(Proceedings of the International Conference), World Publishing House, 2013, pp. 581-591.
5. "Religion, a means of reflecting and resisting social existence (through the study of the image of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh)" (inReligion in public life(Proceedings of the International Conference), Religious Publishing House, 2015, pp. 283-300.
6. "The Transformation of Buddhist Thought in the History of Vietnamese Thought (through the Study of Buddhist Worldview in Nguyen Du's *Truyen Kieu*)" (inContemporary philosophical research in Vietnam: theoretical issues(Proceedings of the Conference), National Political Publishing House, 2016, pp. 496-511.
7. "On the differences in establishing the position in Vietnam between Confucianism and Buddhism during the early period of their introduction, National Master Khuong Viet and Vietnamese Buddhism in the early era of independence," Proceedings of the International Conference, 2011.
8. "On the cultural behavior of Vietnamese people towards nature in the Mother Goddess worship belief," 3rd International Conference on Vietnamese Studies, 2008, Vietnam National University Hanoi Publishing House.

Article

1. "Some thoughts on the interaction between Buddhism and the Mother Goddess worship through the legends of the Buddhist Mother Man Nuong and the Holy Mother Lieu Hanh"Journal of Religious Studies, (4), pp. 27-30, 2009.
2. "On the foundations and development of the Mother Goddess worship belief among the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta region - examined from a philosophical perspective,"Journal of Religious Studies, (1), pp. 20-32, 2012.
3. "The role of Marxist philosophy in studying some fundamental issues of religion"Journal of Religious Studies, (7), pp. 3-6, 2013.
4. "The Hmong people's interpretation of the world and humanity (Through research on the 'Tang ca' (Kruôz cê) of the Hmong Lềnh people in Sa Pa)"Journal of Religious Studies, (3&4), 2017.

III. Science and Technology Projects at all levels

1. A preliminary exploration of the Mother Goddess belief system: "Mother Goddess Religion in Vietnam"(Participant), National University of Hanoi research project, QX.2002.11, 2004.
2. Worldview and philosophy of life in the Mother Goddess belief of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta region.(Principal Investigator), University-level Project, Vol. 05.08, 2005.
3. Initial exploration of the philosophical aspects of Vietnamese folk beliefs in the Northern Delta region - through research on ancestor worship, village tutelary deity worship, and mother goddess worship.(Principal Investigator), National University of Hanoi Project, QX.2007-28, 2010.
4. This study assesses the religious beliefs of the Hmong community practicing Protestantism and some new religious phenomena in the Northwest region.(Scientific Secretary), State-level project, Science and Technology-TB.13X/13-18, 2014 - 2016.