Vietnam’s Confucianism within the Dynamics of Globalization

The objective of this article is to further the study of Confucianism and its distinct expressions, focusing on Vietnam’s case, where it is proposed that Confucianism has followed an exceptional path from its origin, in China’s Shandong peninsula 2,600 years ago, up to its adoption by Vietnamese soc...

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Author: Riveros Lozano, Cid Marco
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repository:México y la Cuenca del Pacífico
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:mexicoylacuencadelpacifico.cucsh.udg.mx:article/732
Online Access:https://www.mexicoylacuencadelpacifico.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/mc/article/view/732
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Confucianism
China
Vietnam
Geopolitical analysis
Globalization
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Summary:The objective of this article is to further the study of Confucianism and its distinct expressions, focusing on Vietnam’s case, where it is proposed that Confucianism has followed an exceptional path from its origin, in China’s Shandong peninsula 2,600 years ago, up to its adoption by Vietnamese society. In the article, it is hypothesized, through a geopolitical analysis and particularly David Harvey’s uneven geographical developments, that Confucianism in practice, even if already implanted within certain structures of the Vietnamese society, has been displaced in the areas where globalization has impacted the most. Nevertheless, after having concluded the analysis, said hypothesis is discarded; although, given the rapid changes Vietnamese society is undergoing, future investigations may prove otherwise.