Международная научная конференция ЮВА в СПбГУ-65

Международная научная конференция, посвященная 65-й годовщине начала изучения языков ЮВА в нашей стране 166 Кнорозова Е. Ю. 15. Stein R . A propos des sculptures de boeufs en metal // BEFEO. Hanoi, 1942. T. 42. Р. 135–138. 16. Đỗ Thị Hảo, Mai Thị Ngoc . Cac nữ thần Việt nam. Hà Nội, 1984. 17. Tạ Chí Đại Trường . Thần, người và đất Việt. Hà Nội, 2005. E. Yu. Knorozova (Saint-Petersburg State University, Library of the Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, E-mail: knorozova@yandex.ru) TO THE QUESTION OF TRADITIONAL VIETNAM RELIGIOUS AND MYTHOLOGICAL REPRESENTATIONS Annotation: In Vietnam, as well as in China, none of the “three teachings” dominated and imperial ideology was at the core of the religious and ideological situation. Thanh Zaung is very popular in Vietnam — the spirit of the earth, the guardian spirit of the area associated with wood and stone, he appears in the form of a hero who repelled the invasion of the northern invaders. The Golden Turtle is a favorite mythological character. The deities associated with water are very important in Vietnam. In the popular beliefs of Vietnam, a significant place is occupied by the cults of female deities — the Holy Mothers. Keywords: religion, mythology, Vietnam, beliefs, cult.