Research Of Qing Court Shamanic Rituals Literature

Shaman，religion has always been a mystery. Recent years, a lot of scholars in and outof home have studied it deeply, and have gained some successful achievements. There are alot of nations believe in shaman religion, especially Manchu in china have believed in it sincethe ancient times. Manchu takes a very important part in our history in China. So we shouldnot ignore the importance of their worship. This has been recorded in some literatures. So thewok Manchuria ritual worship of heaven ceremony written in Qian Long period was used tostandardize and record the manners of the Manchuria memorial ceremony. It is rare in history;it can be a very important data to study culture and history in Qing dynasty. Besides, most theliteratures in Qing dynasty had recorded the worship; they all become the evidence to proofthe importance of shaman religion to the Manchu in Qing dynasty.In my paper, I want to return the pictures of ceremony in Qing dynasty according to therecords in the literatures of Qing dynasty. Such as, the place, the time, the sacrificial offerings,and the memorial ceremony. The main reference book is《Manchuria ritual worship of heavenceremony》, because it can be seen as a milestone in Manchu memorial ceremony of Qingdynasty. Other reference books are《Qing Code examples》，《Eight Banners Gazetteer》，《Edition of the History of Dynasty Palaces》，《History of Qing Dynasty》,《Clean barnyardclass notes》,《Yang Ji Zhai plexus recorded》, etc.Shaman religion is a worldwide culture phenomenon. It keeps a lot of old culture andfolk customs in shaman ceremony and songs. So a lot of excellent national cultural heritage,literature heritage has been kept in this old fork belief. The shaman in Manchu can be seen asa breakthrough point to study the culture of shaman religion. So according to the researchwith shaman memorial ceremony in Qing dynasty we can reach the goal of protect anddevelop the culture of shaman the unique sort of insistence culture and make somecontributions to the study of minority nationality culture. The literatures in Qing dynasty arethe most powerful proof to study the culture of shaman and culture in Qing dynasty for thescholars in and out of China. It is precious culture wealth; it is a preparation for us to studythe culture in shaman religion. According to the large amount of literatures, it will investigateand study the memorial ceremony in Qing dynasty and the manners of shaman in Qingdynasty court comprehensively in my paper.As a simple, unsophisticated and natural religion, the shaman ceremony in Qing court isa “new land” to be exploited. So we must try our best to keep the shaman ceremony and thecultural phenomenon which shaman has been carrying. It will take a very important part tokeep and protect the cultural heritage of our own country.