Transformation in Traditional Beliefs of Coastal Residents in Vietnam During the Current Urbanization Context: Case Study from Da Nang City

Abstract

The article studies the transformation in belief of coastal residents in Vietnam under the impacts of the urbanization evidenced from Da Nang city between 2013 and 2020. This paper is conducted based on a combination of the approach of cultural anthropology, sociology and interdisciplinary through analyzing the content of scientific publications related to the topic. The paper focuses on the change in beliefs of the current coastal residents in Vietnam through data from Da Nang city and pointed out the factors affecting the beliefs change in the urbanization context for 2003 to now. The result contributes to regulatory agencies to refer to and direct their rational development policy. It can also be used for academic purposes in universities, researchers, lecturers of culture and human science as well as learners.

Received: 31 January 2022 / Accepted: 8 April 2022 / Published: 5 May 2022