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Changes In The Marriage Rituals And Customs Of Hui Nationality In Rural Areas Of Linxia

Posted on:2021-05-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:R J PanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2416330626461164Subject:Ethnology
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Since the reform and opening up in 1978,great changes have taken place at all levels of the whole society.This change is all-encompassing,not only in the economic and political fields,but also in social life.The study of this text takes the transformations,metamorphosis of the marriage rituals and customs of Hui nationality into account as a point of penetration,which is located in the rural areas of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture,Gansu Province after the reform and opening up.And this study specifically explains the cultural metamorphosis and transformations of the marriage rituals of Hui nationality in varied periods.Therefore,to some extent that this study has in-depth insight into the marriage culture of Hui nationality and its larger connotations as an “imaginative community”.The article explains the changes and causes of the marriage customs of the Hui nationality in rural areas of Linxia from three sections.The first part explains the emergence and growth,significance,theoretical framework and research methodology,then summarizes the current research status of Hui nationality's marriage at home and abroad,and culturally contextualizes the local Hui nationality's marriage customs in details.The second part explains the marriage rituals and customs of Changpoyan Village in different periods after the reform and opening up,and analyzes some reasons of its cultural metamorphosis.First,diachronically express the chronological survey of the marriage rituals and customs of Changpoyan village in different periods after the reform and opening up.In the early time of reforming and opening up,the traditional marriage customs of Hui nationality were restored.After the 21 st century,marriage rituals and customs were deleted or merged on the traditional basis,but new elements were added.Second,it specifically introduces the current marriage rituals and customs in Changpoyan village.Finally,it specific analyzes the cultural traditions preserved in the marriage rituals and customs of Changpoyan Village since the reform and opening up and its metamorphosis.After the reform and opening up,the fluid metamorphosis of Changpoyan Village's marriage rituals and customs has been moved through not only transformations in Changpoyan Village's marriage ideas,marriage costs and marriage processes,but also influences from national policies,socioeconomic development,as well as in cultural concepts and other neighboring social contexts.The third part encapsulates andclarifies the core idea of this study,and further comes up with the phenomenon of local marriage rituals and customs that are not compatible with the current society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Changpoyan Village, Hui nationality, Marriage ritual and customs, Cultural metamorphosis
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