Международная научная конференция ЮВА в СПбГУ-65

Международная научная конференция, посвященная 65-й годовщине начала изучения языков ЮВА в нашей стране Tran Thi Mai An (The University of Danang, Vietnam, maiansp@gmail.com ) WATER WORSHIP IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES Abstract: Southeast Asia is an area with long-standing history and culture, once called the South by the Chinese, Nan Yo by the Japanese, Qumr by the Arabian, and Suvarnabhumi by the Indian. The position of Southeast Asia plays an important role on the cultural map of the world, because it is often considered a “crossroads”, a “corridor”, a “bridge” to Eastern Asia, Western Asia and the Mediterranean. In terms of territorial sovereignty, Southeast Asia currently has 11 countries, but in terms of cultural space, this is an area having the common indigenous cultural foundation (G. Coedes, 1944) which manifests in aspects of community life such as material, society, folklore and spirituality. In order to further clarify the unity in the cultural diversity of the current Southeast Asian region, the article presents the expressions of water worship in Southeast Asian countries, a phenomenon of beliefs emerging from very early in the community of Southeast Asian residents and having still been maintained. This article will contribute to affirming the common indigenous cultural foundation of Southeast Asia — an area of cultural unity and diversity. Keywords: Southeast Asia, Water worship, indigenous cultural, unity, diversity.