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Bixiayuanjun Religion In The Middle Of Lu And Its "harmony" Connotation Research

Posted on:2011-02-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:K YuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360305977705Subject:Folklore
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Baojinshan is twenty kilometers to the Southwest of Taishan Mountain. Its particular geographical position makes Biyuanxiajun religion and Taishan Mountain religion inextricably link. The origin of Biyuanxiajun religion has different opinions, as well as its title. The origin of Biyuanxiajun religion is related to Taishan goddess religion, nomatter what kinds of background it has. Biyuanxiajun is a goddess of Taoism, who is living at the top of great Taishan Mountain. Grandmother Temple on Baojin Mountain is one of the Taishan Mountain palace, where the Taishan Biyuanxiajun religion spread. Biyuanxiajun temple has the characteristics of God temple, which is build on mountains. This is related to the ancient people's worship of the mountain. In people's minds, Mountain is not only the embodiment of God, but also the birthplace and the gathering place of God on the earth. Bixiayuanjun Temple is one of the materialized form of Mountain worship. Baojin Mountain held temple fair to sacrifice and entertain the god on lunar March 3 every year. The Temple fair has many activities. There are worship held by the people who believe Bixiayuanjun religion, as well as various forms of folk art and cultural exhibitions activities, such as storytelling, singing, etc. Baojin Mountain Bixiayuanjun religion has vairies of functions. Such as,giving babies to the people, protecting the lives, eliminating the disease, praying for happiness, getting rid of disaster and so on. After making a vow, we should redeem a vow. The most solemn ceremony for redeeming the vows is putting on robes for Bixiaxianjun. All the functions are the expression of ancient witchcraft theory in Bixiayuanjun religion. Bixiayuanjun religion is related to the original reproduction worship. Bixiayuanjun idea of encouraging birth and her good image meet the psychological and physiological needs of rural women in real social life, therefore, the main part of Bixiayuanjun religion shows a clear tendency of feminization.Baojin Mountain Bixiayuanjun religion belongs to popular culture, which has impotant practical harmonious significance on the local social development. First, it has important cultural harmonious values. It is the heritage and development of traditional culture. Such as Taishan Mountain culture, Taoism culture, the idea of'Harmony', folk arts and so on. It maintains the cultural ecological balance of Baojinshan district, and promote the balanced development of Chinese ecological culture. As a folk religion, it forms its own cultural circle and plays a defining role of culture within the region. it has brought to the public the cultural sense of belonging, and has great significance of promoting social harmony. Second, it has important social harmonious values. its active parts play a role of moral influence to the public, and promot the improvement of social spiritual civilization. It has the function of social integration and uniting the people. It promotes the stability and order in the community and the people's unity. it makes people's spirit confort, adjust their emotions, and promoted harmony of the interpersonal relations. The business activities and folklore activities on temple fairs promote the local market economy and the prosperity of the cultural market.Besides Taihangxinggong palace worshiping Grandmother, there are also Pusha Temple, Longwang Temple, Binglinggong Palace, Caishen Temple on Baojin Mountain, which form a multi-god of mountain living situation. These folk religion's cultural tolerance and people's utilitarian of diversity religion in real life make them live in harmony on Baojinshan Mountain. Baojinshan Mountain has a situation that many Gods live on one mountain and people believe in many Gods, which reflect a harmonious relationship between man and nature, man and God, human beings and human beings, God and God. At the same time, due to the blindness of their own shortcomings of folk beliefs, Baojinshan Mountain Bixiayuanjun religion has some superstitions. Only by criticize and guidance can we actively guide the general public to establish the correct values, implementating of persuasion and education with degrees of strictness appropriate management methods. Through the strict management and positive guidance, we can make Baojinshan Mountain Bixiayuanjun belief become an important force in the harmonious development of rural society.Cultural globalization is an important integral part of economic globalization. With the generation and development of economic globalization, it is deep reflection and expression of economic globalization in the cultural field. Cultural globalization is an objective trend, which can not to be deflected by the will of the development of human society, and all nations can not avoid it. Cultural globalization is also a "double-edged sword". Both the opportunities and challenges exist in the development of any national culture in the cultural process of globalization. Cultural diversity is the main form of contemporary cultural globalization. Facing of cultural globalization, we must first establish and insist the views of multiculturalism, always vigilant and resolutely resist the cultural hegemony. On the basis of a correct understanding, we must actively integrate into it, improve cultural self-consciousness, actively learn from and absorb the essence of foreign culture, enhance the capability of cultural innovation, foster the view of scientific cultural development, firmly resist the cultural hegemony and strive to maintain the national culture characteristic. the healthy development of Bixiayuanjun religion culture have important and far-reaching significance on maintaining the cultural diversity of Chinese culture, enhance the national culture characteristic, improve the competitiveness of Chinese culture in the world and enrich diversity of world culture. It is necessary to formulate a scientific development mechanism for the protection and development. We should do a good job about the written records of their beliefs and customs, dig deep meaning to enhance cognition, take full advantage of Bixiayuanjun religion's cultural values, promote and carry forward the traditional culture and folk religions, strive for investment and develop economy. At the same time we also should maintain co-development of economy and culture, improve the cultural self-awareness of the people at Baojinshan area and pay attention to the important role of culture community in the protection and development of Bixiayuanjun religion. Under the cultural globalization conditions, we should maintain the harmonious development of economy and culture to enhance the vitality of national culture and actively build the international cultural diversity pattern.
Keywords/Search Tags:Baojinshan Mountain, Bixiayuanjun religion, harmony, cultural globalization, development
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