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Mosuo's Local Scenery,Experience And Thoughts Under The Oral Tradition

Posted on:2019-01-05Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X ZuoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2416330548473261Subject:Anthropology
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Oral tradition has the function of historical expression.For ethnic groups without words,it carries the ancient collective memory of a nation.It integrates multiple cultures such as literature,history,geography,philosophy,religion,morality,customs,etc.It is an early record of humanity.Encyclopedia of social culture.This article will focus on the Mosuo songs,myths,legends and proverbs as the main research object,through the collection and arrangement of these four types of oral tradition,based on field survey data,combined with relevant theories to analyze and discuss.The Mosuo people created a large number of songs,myths,legends,and proverbs during the long historical process,which are rich in content and varied in variety.Up to the formation and evolution of the universe and celestial bodies,down to the birth of human beings,the evolution of family forms,from nature to society,from belief and worship to witchcraft rituals,from material culture to spiritual culture,where all ancestors practiced and thought.Everything in and experience is covered by a huge oral tradition system.Therefore,this article hopes that the oral tradition will reflect the origin of Mosuo's part of the customary culture and belief and worship,and to a certain extent,it will reproduce the past life picture of Mosuo's ancestors.Second,through the analysis and understanding of oral traditional texts,we can see the Mosuo's ancestors' cognitive construction of the origin,belief and worship,customs and culture,and social life of the nation.Thirdly,through the oral traditions passed down by Mosuo ancestors,I spy on whether or not the Yongning Mosuo people have a certain guiding role,educational significance,and far-reaching significance in the specific matters of human conduct,moral cultivation,ideology and moral ethics,and customs and rituals.influences.The dissertation is divided into four parts: The introduction part of this paper mainly reviews the topic selection background,selected topics,research methods,research schedules,and literatures on oral tradition and Mosuo culture.The second partfocuses on the local features of the Mosuo people.These are the mythical celebrities in Mosuo oral traditions and the origins of scenery;the third part mainly focuses on the Mosuo people's experience in producing life and labor.The embodiment of inheritance in oral traditions starts from the production labor experience and life social experience.The fourth part looks at the Mosuo people's ideology and moral and ethical concepts from the perspective of oral tradition.The concept of complementarity between the two metaphors reflects that the moral and ethical concepts are mainly reflected in the respect of the ancestors and the commemoration of the Zude,the strong awareness of the roots,the obedience of the mother,and the empowerment of the mother.
Keywords/Search Tags:Oral tradition, Mosuo people, Local scenery, Life experience, Ideas
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