Cấu trúc nhị nguyên của tín ngưỡng, tôn giáo người Chăm Nam Trung Bộ

Abstract

DUALISTIC STRUCTURE OF BELIEF, RELIGION OF CHAM PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL COAST OF VIETNAM

This article approaches the belief and religion of Cham people in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan in viewpoints of Structuralism through a typical pair of category in the Cham spiritual life “Awal - Ahier”. The author examines the origin of this structure, its specific manifestations through the component category pairs. These analyzes help to prove the viewpoints shown by the previous researchers that “Awal-Ahier” is a dualistic structure with opposition as well as unity, it operates actively in the belief, religion system of the Chams.

Keywords: Dualism, Structuralism, Awal-Ahier, the Chams.