VÂN HƯƠNG THÁNH MẪU TRONG TÍN NGƯỠNG THỜ NỮ THẦN Ở THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

Abstract

Vân Hương Mother Goddess/Mother Saint or Princess Liễu Hạnh (Vietnamese: Liễu Hạnh Công chúa) is the most famous purely Vietnamese goddess in northern Vietnam. She has joined quite late into the goddess worshiping temple at Thuan Hoa – Phu Xuan – Thua Thien Hue. By the time, the role of Vân Hương Mother Saint has gained important. The way of worshiping her has similarities with the beliefs of Mother Lieu Hanh in the North, and has its own unique features in the Thua Thien Hue cultural and religious space. This article aims to overview the historical process and manifestations of the worship of Vân Hương Goddess Saint in Thua Thien Hue province nowdays, thereby contributing to affirming Vân Hương Goddess’s position and symbolic values in the practice of the Thua Thien Hue culture worship of goddess