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Ceremony Drama And The Maintenance Of The Village Community

Posted on:2014-06-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z H ZhouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330401976237Subject:Folklore
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Offer sacrifice to gods or ancesters is an ancient ritual,it widely exists in variousforms in the world. To worship gods in the form of theater is one among the morespecial. Marionette "South tour" is some of the typical case. Based on Interactiveritual chain and Symbols theory as the instruction, adopt the method of literatureanalysis and field research, on the basis of the results of previous studies "South tour",not only specific and comprehensive description of the ritual process reveals thesymbolism of sacred objects, ritual behavior, incantations, and as real as possible.Concerned about the puppet show "Southern Tour" in regional geography affectpeople’s lives and the show played what role in the continuation of the villagecommunity.The article is divided into six parts:The first part (Introduction): introduce the topic of reasons and related theoreticalresearch paper outlining the status "South tour" research in domestic, establishresearch content and ideas, pointing out that the research significance.The second part: Described the regional geography and village community of"South tour",explore the social context of its performance, included the village spacewith family memories, belief and artistic tradition in the village.The third part: Descriped puppetry performance process and customs.It includes:How to invite performance and how to Set up the stage; Performances of the program;ending and send consumption after the performance. Explore the text content andvalue of social education.The fourth part: Description a variety of symbols in the play and revealed their cultural connotation and characteristics.The fifth part: Descripted the interaction ritual, explored the villagers toparticipate in the ceremony, reveals the attach great importance to the role of internalcohesion.The sixth part (conclusion): Analysis and summary the puppet show performanceresulting from the continuation of the village community.
Keywords/Search Tags:ceremony drama, collective worship, village community
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