A Study On Limi People’s Ghost Marriage In Wumulong Bancun Of Yongde

Ghost marriage is a continuing cultural phenomenon in Yunnan Yongde Yi branch Li Mi people’s society.Birth,marriage and death are regarded as a complete cycle of life under the idea of animism and spiritual eternity,and only those who have experienced this whole life cycle can be seen as a complete person and a real Li Mi person in the local area,he can be eligible to be made a wax statue by a local clergy-DUOXI’chanting,and then it will become an ancestor to be consecrated by local people.There is a strong belief of ancestor worship in Li Mi people,they believe that there is another world that is relative to reality-the existence of the ancestor’s space.It is the highest state of the ancestor’s soul’s return.Under the deceased of the bachelor’s flesh without marriage and birth,the way Li Mi people used to deal with the ghost who can’t return to the ancestor’s space is holding a complete set of marriage customs for scarecrow which symbolize the deceased.Through the process of marrying the dead bride for the dead bachelor,the brother of the woman’s family is converted into the descendant of the dead bachelor,and the initiation rite’s completion in the lifecycle of Li Mi people has been realized.After the realization of "get married",a funeral ceremony was quickly held for two scarecrows to realize the integrity of life etiquette,and make both sides to be a "complete person" in the social system of Li Mi,and also to be a "person" in the social structure of Li.This article is divided into three parts: introduction,text and conclusion.In the introduction,the author mainly introduces the origin and research significance of this topic,and focuses on looking back to the study of the ghost marriage and the religion and rities involved as well as the research status of the traditional social culture of the Li Mi people,one of the Yi branches,and also introduces the research method and the field investigation experience.The text part is divided into four chapters.The first chapter introduces the basic information of the location of field study,and through the detailed description of the local environment,this chapter wants to show the readers the realistic “soil” of the generation of the "ghost marriage".In the second chapter,from the interpretation of the belief system of the local people,the chapter explains the powerful thinking power behind the ghost marriage which is one of the local traditional customs.The reason why the existence of the ghost marriage in the society of Li Mi is the common function of the closed and backward realistic geographical basis and the traditional belief of animism and dead to the underworld.Through the common action of the two aspects,there are third chapters of the practice of the ghost marriage ceremony.The third chapter discusses the Li Mi people’s ghost marriage ceremony.From the died bachelor was thrown into the burial ground of the little children and was not allowed to enter the ancestral graves of the ancestors to found him a died woman who was also single before death to get ghost marriage,through the ritual,the bachelor completed the "pass" in the rituals of Li Mi people’s life,the changes from role of the baby children’s garve to the ancestor grave,from an identity that is not recognized to a complete Li Mi person.Li Mi people’s ghost marriage is a manifestation of the local concept.The concept forms the ghost marriage and the ghost marriage reflects the concept.Li Mi people’s traditional outlook on life,the concept of marriage,and the view of life and death are contained in the practice of the ghost marriage practiced by the local people from generation to generation.Through tangible ghost marriages,the intangible concept of Li Mi people was handed down from generation to generation during ceremonies,which had an important impact on the local community.In the fourth chapter,the connection between culture and society is the main line.It mainly analyzes the important cultural connotation the ghost marriage has which is being a cultural phenomenon in the local community.In the epilogue,through the investigation and reflection of the belief system of Li Mi people and the ghost marriage,we point out that under the influence of the concept of natural geography and beliefs,the fear of ghosts and the faith on the underworld,Li Mi people,one Yi people’s branch,who is Based on his powerful ideological foundation of immortal soul and traditional strong belief in ancestor worship,has found out a local method to deal with those people who cannot enter the ancestral ranks because they are not married and have children.During the marriage ceremony,sacrifice and sorcery are in the same time,pray and control are in the sametime too.They both exalted and intimidated,worshipped and intimidated,and formed the special emotions of the ancestor worship of the Li Mi people,the means of multiple accretion,and the purpose of realizing their own interests.It is a manifestation of the intangible concept of the local Li Mi people,a t the same time,through the material entity that can be seen and touched,this concept is transmitted from generation to generation,and eventually it is developed into a life passed down by ancestors and passed down from generation to generation’s Habits and life.