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Comparision Of The Water Worship Between The Zhuang-China And The Lao-Lao

Posted on:2013-05-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Z BiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330371491032Subject:Asian and African Language and Literature
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Water is the source of all things, as natural objects, it is closelyrelated with people’s lives. On the basis of animism, the formation ofwater and water of God as an object of worship, and to create a series ofrituals of water worship is one of the primitive worship the vast majorityof the world’s nation. However, due to environmental, culturalbackground, different awareness of thinking, the beliefs and rituals aredifferent. Zhuang and Lao ancestors since ancient times living in theareas of water and plenty of rain, and is a typical rice nation. Water ofthese two nations have an important role in the sacrifice to the god ofwater, rain water worship plays an important role in the social life of thetwo nation. The two nation in different countries, but similar language,cultural similarities in the pronunciation of the water, southern Zhuangand Lao sound of vowel tones have the same river water Assemblies ofGod South Animal Water God Eph God. With the literature data, fieldsurveys, field visits from the theory of linguistics, folklore, culturalanthropology, the faith of the Zhuang and Lao, god of water and waterworship comparative study, analysis of the strong guys worship of thenational water culture an evidence of the similarities and differences andtheir causes, so as to provide strong, guys ethnic roots family of source.Also, because the different cultural influences in different sections of theborder, we can not deny that they will produce more and more differentcultural.
Keywords/Search Tags:Zhuang, Lao, water worship, comparative study
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