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A Study On The Shamanistic Feminism Of The Literature Of Inner Mongolia Minority Since 1980s

Posted on:2012-08-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330338457697Subject:Literature and art
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In recent years, the Shamanistic culture has aroused extensive attention from scholars both at home and abroad. But the literature of Inner Mongolia Minority which has a close connection with Shamanism has not been given the due attention it deserves. Most of the few researches have been limited to the writing style and the regional environment, ignoring the specific connotation of religious culture which is peculiar to the literature of Inner Mongolia Minority. Because the Shamanism culture has influenced the literature of Inner Mongolia minority broadly and profoundly, it is difficult to hold whole of the theme at present. So this paper designates the object of study as Shamanistic feminism in the literature of Inner Mongolia minority since 1980s. Shamanistic feminism helps writers of Inner Mongolia minority have rich female illusions, so that the writer can create the special "women's literature". These female images contain primitive style of Shamanistic culture which is fantastic and free. It escapes from limitation of political norms and rational culture, which makes the female images obtain unprecedented free portraying. However, we did not link these female images which are in the literature of Inner Mongolia Minority with Shamanistic feminism when we discussed feminism of literature of Inner Mongolia Minority previously. In fact, production of any idea and trend of thought is not only the outcome of the era, but also the outcome of culture. The continuation of concept itself has its own development of evolution of history marking. So, to classify the feminism of the literature of Inner Mongolia Minority under the pervasion of the Shamanism since the1980s will have important academic value and practical significance in the field of modern and contemporary literature researches.This article contains five parts:Introduction: Firstly, define the topic of the object, starting from the specific research angle treat the literature of Mongolia minority as native literature of Mongolia minority written by minority author. Then discuss the current situation of this article and the significance of doing deep research.Part one: through the description of goddess image and female shaman's duty, we can conclude that the shamanism which was born in matriarchal society always upheld the idea of respecting women. This thought is the premise that makes women become goddess. Based on this thought after reading the literatures of Inner Mongolia Minority which were written since 1980s, the author point out that the female is goddess having important aesthetic meaning. This is under the instruction of emotional life experience of shamanism women and the integration between women and nature.Part two: Based on the respect of female's body and transmit of shamanism's witchcraft, the author investigate the female's body concept and female's madness through the female shaman's Tianshen and try to express another different female's idea.Part Three: People treat female as the"rope lord"in shamanism. To reveal female as national rope lord through strong life will of female, fearless courage spirit and heroine series. Through the dual identity - god women and leader. They enrich the idea of Mongolia literature under the influence of shamanism.Epilogue part: Paper summarizes the influence of Shamanism female which is influenced by Shamanistic feminism, points that the Shamanistic culture is the most basic cultural spiritual origins that influence the literature of minority, thus it will have formative influence for literature of Inner Mongolia Minority.
Keywords/Search Tags:Shamanism, literature of Inner Mongolia Minority, feminism
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