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The Produce And Contemporary Consteuction Of Regional Beliefs

Posted on:2015-02-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S S LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330431496950Subject:Folklore
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White Dragon King faith is produced in Luoyang Man On The Mountain region since themid-Ming dragon faith. White Dragon King formerly Sando, the Ming Henan Yanshi white grass, borntomorrow along five years (1454), death is unknown. Legend he could " change of heaven and earthpass, know the machine drought," Agriculture skilled, especially good at observing the weather. Later,Wan Hui monasticism in Luoyang Ansan, heal the sick, drive plague degree Uh, anything they want,especially expertise, people worship God, the Ming emperors of thousands Ansan White Dragon Spirit giftof the land, so the temple was built here, White Dragon King hence the name. After hundreds of years,every big floods or drought, civil drums, pilgrims pray, hope to get the White Dragon King ’s blessing,White Dragon King faith once reached its peak in western Henan. But after the founding of the decade,due to political reasons, many temples were destroyed, White Dragon King faith is interrupted. With therecovery in recent years, the rise of non-material cultural heritage protection and folk culture, faith andWhite Dragon King renewed vigor, but behind this recovery is in fact the result of many forces jointlyconstructed.This paper first reviews the White Dragon King ’s history and folk beliefs generate and developdialogue and contemporary manifestations of faith Dragon King to be displayed, then the author analyzesthe Hui descent, governments and village committees as well as ordinary believers is how to participate inthe White Dragon King Faith Contemporary Construction. In the end, the author of faith from WhiteDragon King contemporary construction starting on folk religion for the maintenance of local order wasdiscussed that the folk belief in contemporary society through commissioning, maintenance of the localorder have a positive effect.
Keywords/Search Tags:Folk beliefs, Regional Faith, White Dragon King, Rain God, Construction
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