Dualistic Structure of Belief, Religion of the Cham People in the South Central Coast of Vietnam

Abstract

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.