THE PRESERVATION OF ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS VALUES IN THE COASTAL AND ISLAND AREA OF CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM

Tóm tắt

Coastal and island areas are regions that hold a pivotal position in protecting national sovereignty. These areas have many unique characteristics in terms of the economy, culture, society, beliefs, and religion. The residents living there are plentiful and diverse in the origins of both homeland and ethnicity. Therefore, the preservation of religious and ethnic values in Vietnam's coastal and island areas demonstrates a significant meaning in fostering sustainable development of such areas in particular and in building and protecting the country in general. In this paper, we attempt to initially clarify some relevant concepts, then present an overview of the main features of ethnicity, religion, and ethnic and religious values, and finally come to elucidate situations of the preservation of ethnic and religious values in Vietnam's coastal and island communities. The paper used data drawn from statistics and field surveys conducted by the group of authors and previous researchers.