Research On The Spread Of Ancient Witch Culture In Gansu Area

Looking back at history,the ancient Witch culture in Gansu area has experienced three periods of birth,prosperity and decline.It is at different social heights in different historical stages.It affects people's ideas and people's production and life more or less.It is an indispensable part of the Gansu Cultural Grand View Garden.Up to now,the research on witch culture in Gansu has been continuously deepened and systematic,but most of them are analyzed from the perspectives of archaeology,folklore and anthropology.Furthermore,there are very few studies based on communication studies.However,society is a dynamic evolvement process.For example,the migration of the population,the change of the economic environment,and the remarkableness of the political status,etc.all affect the witch culture to a great extent.The analysis from the perspective of communication study can better grasp the witch culture in ancient Gansu.This paper is divided into eight chapters.From the seven aspects of producers,communicators,communication environment,communication symbols,modes of communication,field of communication,and influence of communication,the general situation of the spread of ancient witch culture in Gansu is outlined.On the basis of the contents of the first seven chapters,the chapter puts forward some thoughts on the spread of ancient witch culture in Gansu.The study found that,first of all,the wizard is an important producer and disseminator of the ancient witch culture in Gansu.It is the medium between the heavens and the earth,and also plays an important media function in the secular life.Secondly,the economic,political,cultural and natural environment of the ancient Gansu region promoted or hindered the spread of witch culture to a certain extent.In addition,the ancient Wu culture in Gansu,such as totems,masks,paper-cuts,spells and so on,have symbolic meanings that are detached from their own,including the ideology and spiritual life of ancient people.At the same time,the paintings based on rock paintings,ground paintings and pottery paintings,the physical communication based on pottery,stone carving and jade,theoral communication based on vocal music,and the human body communication based on witch dance,making witch culture not only in time.It can be circulated in the dimension,and it can cross the barrier between regions in the spatial dimension.It is an important way to spread the ancient witch culture in Gansu.The ancient witchcraft rituals in Gansu Province have become an important field for the spread and spread of beliefs.Folk beliefs and official beliefs have always been in constant interaction.Finally,the author finds that the spread of ancient witch culture in Gansu has an important impact on social class,folk culture and religious activities.This paper adopts the literature research method and some relevant theories of communication study,which to a certain extent provides a reference for the subsequent research.And the introduction of the communication perspective also provides a new idea for the study of ancient witch culture in Gansu.