A Study On "Book Of Songs" Totem Poems

Totem poems refer to poems from "Book of Songs" associated with the totem. They can be divided into two categories, A category refers to poems which clearly retain the speech form and content of sacrificial ceremony of ancient totems ; B category refers to poems related to totem images and concepts; but whether they were used for worship requires further study. Because of the deficiencies on totem poems from"Book of Songs", this article, from texts, combined with ancient totem cultural backgrounds will explore their religious connotations and highlight the unique artistic style. The thesis is divided into seven chapters.Chapter One The ancient totem worshipLong ancient community to modern people is mysterious and strange, yet it was the direct background where totem and totem worship came into being; while they two were the source of such kind of poetry. Totem and totem worship had been the primitive religious consciousness of every ancient nation. The level of totem, the features and functions of totem worship distinguish totem worship from other religious beliefs. Totem, as the most original religious form, shares a common root with magic and it into the witch cultural system condition that occurs. Totem worship also has a long and close relationship with the original art, Totem poetry festival songs, as part of primitive art, could fill volumes. Our excavations, literature, modern literature, folklore, as well as future generations can be found in totem posture dance festival.Chapter Two "Book of Songs" Totem Poems researchThere're a lot of totem poems in"Book of Songs". It's closely related with the religious and cultural backgrounds of that era. The original multi-cultural integration of the characteristics of poetry is particularly prominent in the "Book of Songs" totem poems. "The Book of Songs" in Totem poetry well before the "Book of Songs" book time, in other words, "The Book of Songs," poems in the shape of the totem before, namely, "The Book of Songs," a book before experienced a prolonged oral passed down the process, although the totem of the original songs are not exactly the same festival, but it retains the ancient concept of totem worship, even in the Class A totem totem poetry festival retains the form and content of specific songs. In addition, the prevailing culture of Shang and Zhou dynasties to retain magic totem poems provide an objective environment.Chapter Three The concept about Totem Poems of "Book of Songs""Book of Songs," poems left behind an ancient totem totem worship the concept of connotation. Through the sacred totems of the pleasing nature of farming, on the sacred totems of praise, as well as totem decorated with Chinese clothes to express admiration totem; by the howler at the ceremony and the telling, as well as digestion and shift the guilt of killing totem sacrifice to express the fear totems; whether the performance of expression of admiration or fear, the most fundamental concept is eager totem totem God's blessing. In addition, gender totem concept of "Book of Songs" also reflects the totem poem.Chapter Four The worship service of "Book of Songs" Totem Poems Totem as a vehicle for communication between man and God, with a strong social function, totem worship to show us this process of communication. Intichiuma is an important breeding totem ceremony, the ceremony was held mainly in the sacred totem, "Book of Songs" sacred totem totem poem appears there are the community, mountain, water's edge and so on. In addition, the "Book of Songs," poems to show some type of crown is the totem of initiation rite ritual form of development.Chapter Five The artistic features of Totem poetryPoetry unique structure totem art, language arts are closely related to its content, and totemic ceremonies functional significance of early poetry are inseparable. "Book of Songs" totem poem perfect harmony of mood, and later literature, distinct; In addition, the "Book of Songs" totem poem shows a ceremony with the respect of the spirit and the spirit was imbued with a sense of confidence.Chapter Six The image of Xing and Totem Poem"Book of Songs" that exist in many plants, animals, non-biological and virtual-hing, as is the ancient times as researchers focus of attention. Birds such as the bird as a totem, fish and fish as a totem-hing, hing their homeland and their homeland as a totem Guadie Xing Xiang and melon symbols and so on, "Book of Songs" has some of Xing Xiang and totems of reciprocal relations, These include a deep-hing as the concept of totem affection.Chapter Seven A case study of "Book of Songs" Totem PoetryIn this paper, the number of articles on the 10 totem worship poetry focused on analyzing the argument. And in the feasibility study to explore sex and totems, social and totems, clan myths and totemic relationship.