TAILIEUCHUNG - Confucian Influences on Vietnamese Culture
Confucianism made the spiritual culture of Vietnamese people in the medieval time significantly Chinese-inclined; at the same time, it held back and caused negative impacts on Vietnamese traditional culture, both spiritually and materially. The more significant Confucianism was considered, the weaker Vietnam became and the more regressive Vietnamese culture was kept. Eventually, Confucianism became powerless and faded, when we encountered the situation of losing the country in the late 19th century. | Confucian Influences on Vietnamese Culture Confucian Influences on Vietnamese Culture Ly Tung Hieu * Abstract: For 1,900 years of dissemination in Vietnam, particularly in two periods such as Later Lê Dynasty (1428 - 1527) and Nguyễn Dynasty Early Period (1802 - 1883), Confucianism caused vigorous impacts on Vietnamese culture. It mainly influenced upper classes and strata in society, but it did not take root in lower social classes and strata. For the spiritual culture, Confucianism made a contribution towards formation of an orthodox culture besides folk that was attached closely with ethnic sense, resulting in the core of ethnic culture. Confucianism made the spiritual culture of Vietnamese people in the medieval time significantly Chinese-inclined; at the same time, it held back and caused negative impacts on Vietnamese traditional culture, both spiritually and materially. The more significant Confucianism was considered, the weaker Vietnam became and the more regressive Vietnamese culture was kept. Eventually, Confucianism became powerless and faded, when we encountered the situation of losing the country in the late 19th century. Key words: Vietnamese culture, Confucianism. 1. Introduction For the past over 100 years, since Confucianism declined, there have been many scholars studying and discussing issues relating to Confucianism in Vietnamese culture. At first, there were Phan Bội Châu, Trần Trọng Kim, Đào Duy Anh, Dương Quảng Hàm, Ngô Tất Tố, Nguyễn Duy Cần, and Kim Định etc. More recently, there were many others such as Cao Xuân Huy, Trần Văn Giàu, Trần Đình Hượu, Quang Đạm, and Trịnh Doãn Chính etc. Yet, most of the research works on Confucianism in Vietnamese culture were carried out from the perspective of philosophy, history, or literature. Regarding to Confucianism generally and Confucianism in Vietnam specifically, they mainly focused on some aspects such as ideology, education and literature. One of the aspects that haven’t been studied much is .
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