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The Cultural Connotation And Expectation Of Life In Bunu Yao’s "Straps Song"

Posted on:2015-01-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J P ZhouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2297330431957742Subject:Anthropology
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"Straps song" is a long national customs poem of Bunu Yao and has been sung generations as "mi luo tuo epic song". The song and colourful straps form a complete "straps culture". It has more than6000line, the main idea is praise "straps"."Straps" is a medium, this song tells us the origin of the straps, the etiquette program of "sending straps ", the good feelings of relatives. It traces the national history, national world view of heaven and earth, ethnic attitude towards life and so on. The song express’the understanding of rich content about "straps". Bunu Yao love their straps. Singer send out their ability and wisdom by straps."Straps" is not only a headline, but also a container. The straps is rich, beautiful and thick because it contains rich and colorful ethnic culture.This article selects the Bagen Yao villages of Orient Hill town in Bama Yao autonomous county as the field site,"Straps song" as a research object. And through textual analysis, combines with field investigation, pursues Bunu Yao’s history, world view, faith, the way of social conduction and attitude of life, attempts to present their view.This thesis consists of preface, text and epilogue. The introduction mainly expounds the origin, purpose, significance of this study and the background of Bunu Yao and "Straps song".The text is divided into six chapters as the main body part. From the first chapter to the fifth chapter, philosophical implication, ancient social prospect on the development of the Bunu Yao society, the folk religious belief, social enlightenment principles, the origins of life in five aspects are analyzed based on the "straps song" text. The sixth chapter expresses the feelings of Bunu Yao in looking forward to life and national continuation. The first four chapters mainly display the cultural intension of "straps song", after the two chapters reflect the concepts and expectations about life of Bunu Yao.The last part of conclusion, on the basis of previous analysis, Bunu Yao’s determination of stick to and inherit their national culture is Reaffirming. Fathers’ lives are passing, children’s lives in growth, to connect two ties of life is the straps. No matter how things change, straps host parents kindness will never decrease.The survival and development of thousands years, Bunu Yao grope the lives of their own unique values gradually with the interaction of nature, society and themselves. They put this knowledge into a life of truth and principles, medium for straps, pass to future generations, educate they how to life. Ultimately, it is condensed into a unique national culture of Bunu Yao.Social changes with each passing day, the communications between Bunu Yao with others increasingly. All kinds of problems about national cultural heritage appeared gradually, but Yao people’s national pride and self-consciousness is very high, they are begining to think about the future after found the problems. The external form in national culture carrier is changing, the essence of national culture is still in succession.
Keywords/Search Tags:Bunu Yao, "Straps song", cultural connotation, expectation of life
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