Abstract
The study focuses on the ritual phenomena in the traditional local Chinese community dance Nuo in Jiangxi, China. Catherine Bell’s (1953-2008) model for ritual theory and ritual Practices is applied to this study, as she starts her career from a study of Chinese local Taoist religion and ritual studies. Nuo Dance is a popular form of primitive community dance in Jiangxi Province, China, as its religious ritual features are significant.
Highlights
This paper discusses ritual dance, as well as special events in community movements and dancing
The study focuses on the ritual phenomena in the traditional local Chinese community dance Nuo in Jiangxi, China
Catherine Bell’s (1953-2008) model for ritual theory and ritual Practices is applied to this study, as she starts her career from a study of Chinese local Taoist religion and ritual studies
Summary
This paper discusses ritual dance, as well as special events in community movements and dancing. The study will focus on the ritual phenomena in the traditional local Chinese community dance Nuo in Jiangxi, China. The major question of this study will address how the dance Nuo is used as a ritual in local Chinese traditional customs, rather than the art of performance like the modern dance. Bell [3] correctly notes that, in the course of religious studies, people have a lot of interest in the appreciation of the ritual ceremonies, as the primitive religion is inseparable from the ritual, and many ceremonies need to sing and dance. Bell’s work on Chinese religion and ritual is certainly not an alien topic among scholars, but the ritual issue in choreography and dance has not attracted enough attention from religious scholars, and is causing problems in the study of other larger religious fields
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