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Sacred And Secular: The Two Faces In The Living World Of The She Nationality Wizards

Posted on:2020-08-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2416330578461194Subject:Sociology
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This paper takes Banling She nationality village of Jingning She nationality autonomous county of Zhejiang province as the deep field investigation point,and takes Pingyanggang She nationality village of Yunhe county and Peitou nationality village of Wencheng county as the field reference.Taking one old and one younger She nationality wizaerds from the Banling village as the main field reporter,and comparing the situation of other wizaerds in the village,the characteristics,activities,production and life of the division of the Banling village were outlined.To reveal the two aspects of sacred and secular life in the world.In practice,the article mainly uses the participatory observation method,in-depth interview method,oral history research method,imaging method,and folk literature collection method in the field survey method of anthropology to obtain first-hand and fresh data.The collected materials are collated and analyzed by comprehensive literature research method.The first part is introduction.It briefly describes the origin of the topic and the significance of the research,combs and reviews the literature related to the theme of the paper,and introduces the community background of the Banling She Village in the main field.The second part analyzes the "sanctity" of She nationality wizaerds.From the perspective of the chuanshixueshi identity,the ritual of the She nationality is rigorous and complicated.From the perspective of the community and individuals,the ritual life of She nationality wizaerds is described.From the unique procedures of the funeral ceremony after the wizaerds,the special status of the analyst's public is analyzed.The third part reveals the secular life of the Shes.Through specific cases,the author narrates and analyzes the secular life scenes of the "non-ritual period" of theanalyst,including family life,livelihood methods,production activities,etc.,and then explains the similarities and differences between the secular life of the wizaerds and ordinary villagers.The fourth part mainly introduces the characteristics of the integration of the sacred and secular aspects in the living world of the Shes.The last part of the article is the conclusion.By analyzing the sacred and secular roles played by the shigong in village life,the author has an insight into the traditional cultural characteristics of the she nationality and the ethnicity of She nationality,and at the same time reflects on the problems found during the field investigation.
Keywords/Search Tags:She Nationality Wizaerds, Folk Beliefs, Life World, Role Playing, Cultural Continuity
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