Phu Xuan–Hue – Sacred Capital of Nguyen Emperors in 17–19 Centuries

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Keywords: supreme power; sacred image of the capital; Confucianism; ruler cult; cult of ancestors and spirits; geomancy

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Novakova O.V. Phu Xuan–Hue – Sacred Capital of Nguyen Emperors in 17–19 Centuries. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2015. N 2, p.38–50

Novakova O.V. (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Abstract

This article attempts to bring to the limelight an insufficiently explored question, which concerns correlation between the concept of supreme power and its material and spiritual expression in the capital Phu Xuan – Hue. Issue raised by this article is directly related to the problems of integration and assimilation of foreign (primarily Chinese) cultural experience and its influence on Vietnam that traces back to the beginning of a new era.