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Local Legend Memory And Contemporary Construction Of Ma Yi Fairy

Posted on:2021-09-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H X SongFull Text:PDF
GTID:2505306314977309Subject:Folk literature
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The legend of maiyi xiangu is mainly spread in lvliang area of Shanxi Province,with a lively historical and cultural tradition.Wenshui and fenyang areas are the main areas for inheritance of the legend of maiyi xiangu,with a long history and profound cultural heritage.There are some cultural relics of maiyi xiangu distributed in the two places,spreading the legend of maiyi xiangu.Maiyi xiangu is a regional protector of various roles such as god of collecting rain,god of seeking children and almighty god.As one of the local classic legends,the legend of maiyi xiangu has great influence in the region.There are various legends about the maidservant,which deeply reflect the cultural memory of the people.The meaning behind the legend is worth exploring.The formation of the legend has a unique context.Fenyang area of wenshui arid natural environment,so that mayi xiangu and its legends have a good soil of formation and transmission.In the process of historical evolution,the legend of maiyi xiangu formed a legend circle with fixed "memento" as the core.The existing temples in wenshuishang village and haojiazhuang village of fenyang provide visual memento for the legend and outline the complete legend circle of the legend of maiyi xiangu.The temple is the concrete space of belief,and the main site for the inheritance and memory of legends.Since the tang dynasty,the legend of maiyi xiangu has never stopped.From the constantly changing and developing legend of maiyi xiangu we can conclude the legend types of maiyi xiangu with local characteristics and the new forms of inheritance of the legend of maiyi xiangu in the new era.The inheritance forms of the legend of the immortals of maiyi can be divided into oral form,written form,temple form and landscape form.Among them,oral inheritance is the most important and the simplest form of inheritance.In the oral inheritance process of the people,the legend of maiyi xiangu has many variants.According to the plot and content of the ma yi xiangu.
Keywords/Search Tags:Local god, Maiyi xiangu, Legend memory, Historical inheritance, Contemporary construction
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