On The Forms And Aesthetic Functions Of Shaman Dance

Manchu Shamanist dance is one of the branches of the Shaman Dance, Shaman culture is a part, is widespread in China’s northeastern shaman has penetrated into many aspects of people’s lives, despite a variety of Shaman ritual dance form, function also each are not identical, but the relationship between the two are binding on a simple utilitarian needs, therefore the study of Manchu Shamanist dance forms and functions to the induction and consolidation, from the perspective of dance to interpret of meanings and cultural level by promoting.The total points for four chapters: in the first chapter, the author expounds the purpose and significance of the topic and related areas of study the shaman results were reviewed, according to the writing framework identified as text data as the foundation, by cultural analysis and action analysis as the main method of research methods.The second chapter will of Manchu Shamanism form placed in ethnic and historical evolution to interpret and cut through the perspective of history, the Shamanism formation, micro, absorbing, regenerative phenomena were analyzed and summarized in this paper.Chapter three sacrificial ceremony Shaman Dance form and function research, the author chooses the two family rituals as a case study, through the sacrificial ceremony of the text analysis, from librettos of Shaman and Shaman greetings and Shaman Dance to summarize the features of the Shaman Dance.Shaman Dance Forms and functions of the worship of totem in the fourth chapter, this chapter first from the perspective of the ethnic myth interpretation of the relationship of ancestor worship and totemism, followed by an analysis of the totem worship ceremony in God and attached dance moves, law and function. The fifth chapter illnesses exorcism ceremony Shaman Dance Forms and functional analysis of, this chapter to restore the shamanic healing of historical inevitability, finishing the Shamanism of etiology and belief in the soul, combined with multiple illnesses exorcism ceremony case of Shaman illnesses exorcism dance function gives the explanation.