Vietnamese folk religion
E38746
Vietnamese folk religion is a syncretic system of indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices in Vietnam, blending ancestor worship, village deities, and elements of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese folk religion canonical | 14 |
| Vietnamese term meaning "Three Palaces" or "Three Realms" | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk religion
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indigenous religion ⓘ religion in Vietnam ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
family ancestral altar
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pagoda ⓘ shrine ⓘ temple ⓘ village communal house ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
communal house festivals
ⓘ
fortune telling ⓘ geomancy ⓘ household altar rituals ⓘ offerings of food and incense ⓘ spirit possession rituals ⓘ |
| centralBelief |
belief in a spirit world
ⓘ
reciprocal relationship between living and dead ⓘ veneration of ancestors ⓘ veneration of local spirits ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
hierarchy of heavens, earth, and underworld
ⓘ
pantheon of deities and spirits ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| hasComponent |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
tutelary deity worship ⓘ village deity worship ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ indigenous Vietnamese beliefs ⓘ |
| hasRitualCalendar |
Kitchen Gods send-off ceremony
ⓘ
Lunar New Year rituals ⓘ death anniversary ceremonies ⓘ village festivals ⓘ |
| language | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Tam Phủ
ⓘ
Tứ Phủ ⓘ spirit mediumship ⓘ Đạo Mẫu ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
legitimation of political authority
ⓘ
maintenance of village solidarity ⓘ reinforcement of family lineage ⓘ |
| worships |
Mẫu goddesses
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Thành Hoàng làng ⓘ heroic ancestors ⓘ national heroes ⓘ nature spirits ⓘ tutelary village deities ⓘ Ông Công Ông Táo ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese term meaning "Three Palaces" or "Three Realms"