On How Religions Could Accidentally Incite Lies and Violence: Folktales as a Cultural Transmitter

Palgrave Communications, 6, 82, 2020

, DOI: 10.1057/s41599-020-0442-3

13 Pages Posted: 4 Jun 2020

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Quan Hoang Vuong

Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management; Phenikaa University

Mạnh Tùng Hồ

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Hong Kong Nguyen

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Students; Toan Viet Info Service

Thu-Trang Vuong

Vuong & Associates; Sciences Po, Students

Trung Tran

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Khanh-Linh Hoang

Duy Tan University

Thi Hanh Vu

Foreign Trade University (FTU) - School of Economics and International Business

Hanh Hoang Phuong

Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES)

Minh-Hoang Nguyen

Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University

Manh-Toan Ho

Vuong & Associates; Phenikaa University, Center for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Students; Thanh Tay University

Viet-Phuong La

Vuong & Associates

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Date Written: May 7, 2020

Abstract

Folklore has a critical role as a cultural transmitter, all the while being a socially accepted medium for the expressions of culturally contradicting wishes and conducts. In this study of Vietnamese folktales, through the use of Bayesian multilevel modeling and the Markov chain Monte Carlo technique, we offer empirical evidence for how the interplay between religious teachings (Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism) and deviant behaviors (lying and violence) could affect a folktale’s outcome. The findings indicate that characters who lie and/or commit violent acts tend to have bad endings, as intuition would dictate, but when they are associated with any of the above Three Teachings, the final endings may vary. Positive outcomes are seen in cases where characters associated with Confucianism lie and characters associated with Buddhism act violently. The results supplement the worldwide literature on discrepancies between folklore and real-life conduct, as well as on the contradictory human behaviors vis-à-vis religious teachings. Overall, the study highlights the complexity of human decision-making, especially beyond the folklore realm.

Suggested Citation

Vuong, Quan Hoang and Hồ, Mạnh Tùng and Nguyen, Hong Kong and Vuong, Thu-Trang and Tran, Trung and Hoang, Khanh-Linh and Vu, Thi Hanh and Hoang Phuong, Hanh and Nguyen, Minh-Hoang and Ho, Manh-Toan and Ho, Manh-Toan and La, Viet-Phuong, On How Religions Could Accidentally Incite Lies and Violence: Folktales as a Cultural Transmitter (May 7, 2020). Palgrave Communications, 6, 82, 2020, , DOI: 10.1057/s41599-020-0442-3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3594986

Quan Hoang Vuong

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Mạnh Tùng Hồ

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University ( email )

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Hong Kong Nguyen

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Students ( email )

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Thu-Trang Vuong

Vuong & Associates ( email )

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Trung Tran

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Khanh-Linh Hoang

Duy Tan University ( email )

182 Nguyễn Văn Linh, Thanh Khê
Da Nang
Da Nang
Vietnam

Thi Hanh Vu

Foreign Trade University (FTU) - School of Economics and International Business ( email )

Vietnam

Hanh Hoang Phuong

Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES) ( email )

101 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem
Hanoi, 100000
Vietnam

Minh-Hoang Nguyen

Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University ( email )

Hanoi
Vietnam

Manh-Toan Ho (Contact Author)

Vuong & Associates ( email )

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Dong Da District
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Phenikaa University, Center for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Students ( email )

Hanoi
Vietnam

Thanh Tay University ( email )

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Hanoi, 100803
Vietnam

Viet-Phuong La

Vuong & Associates ( email )

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Dong Da District
Hanoi, 100000
Vietnam

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