The worship of Goddesses - local traditional beliefs of Vietnam

Abstract

The Vietnamese have a tradition of worshiping the Goddess, resulting from the spiritual life of wet rice farmers. The most typical Goddesses worshipped by Vietnamese are Au Co, My Nuong, Man Nuong and Lieu Hanh. The article focuses on analyzing the worship of Lady Lieu. This practice is a fierce reaction to Confucian ideology which respects men and patriarchy and looks down upon the role of women and mothers. It is also in response to the infiltration of Catholicism into Vietnam.