| The object of this paper is the funeral dance named “KaHongBei” of Xiaomiduo Village,Zhenxiong County,Yunnan Province.As an important link in the final step of the Yi Nationality people's life in Wumeng Mountain area,“KaHongBei” is a dynamic form bred in the unique funeral culture of Yi nationality.It can not only convey the metaphor of ceremony to the viewer in the dancing atmosphere,so as to communicate with Yin and Yang,people and gods.Its form sets bold,simple and beautiful in one.Because of the great symbolic significance of “KaHongBei”,the dance not only carries the interaction between the living and the dead,but also reflects the unique charm of the ancient Yi nationality,which is the function of the present Yi people's identity,cohesion,education and so on.On the basis of literature and historical data and previous research results,the author combines many field researches to get data,by using the theories of artistic anthropology,dance ecology,dance culture,cultural anthropology and so on.From five aspects,the author makes a comprehensive study of “KaHongBei”.First of all,the author analyzes the geographical environment and cultural environment of Xiaomiduo village,as well as the provenance of “KaHongBei”.Secondly,the author gives a detailed description of the funeral ceremony of Yi nationality in Xiaomido village on the basis of the funeral ceremony experienced by the author.The analysis is carried out in the context of rituals.Then the author interprets the dance through the theories of dance ecology and dance culture,and analyzes the factors that influence the dynamic formation of the dance.Finally,by using the theories of cultural anthropology,this paper analyzes the characteristics,connotation and function of the funeral ceremony,and through the phenomenon discovered during the field investigation,the author put forward her own points of view on how to protect and inherit the “KaHongBei” faster and better. |
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