Research On The Miao People's "Shilujing" In The Western Dialect

Showing the way is a scripture used by the Guide to guide the dead in the funeral ceremony of the Miao Zu in western dialect.It aims to indicate the route of returning to the ancestral land and rebirth for the dead of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect.Showing the way is rich in content,involving all aspects of the life of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect,containing the various historical memories,and is an important material for the study of the traditional culture of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect.This paper,taking Showing the way as the research's object,interprets its contents,the belief of souls and the historical memory reflected by it,and discusses the relation between Showing the way and the identification of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect.This article is closely related to the theme of Showing the Way.First,it introduces the Miao Zu in the Western dialect,then makes a comparative analysis of the different versions of Showing the Way,and focuses on expounding and proving the relationship among Showing the Way and the souls belief,the migration history,the cultural identity and the ethnic identity of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect.Showing the Way is the product of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect,which is dominated by the ideological consciousness of "all things have their own spirits and the soul is not extinguished".By the memories about nature and ancestors of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect,it embodies and inherits the spiritual belief of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect.Showing the Way provides important evidence for studying the migration history of Miao Zu.The regression route of Showing the Way is the way of the dead soul to the ancestor and the reverse migration route of its family.If the migration routes of the various versions of Showing the Way are induced,it will be obviously a complete migration map of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect.As the crystallization of the wisdom of the Miao people in the Western dialect,Showing the Way condenses various historical memories.It shows the cultural identity of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect through the unique means of livelihood and soulsbelief.It presents the ethnic identity of the Miao Zu in the Western dialect through the clothing,language and ethnonym.