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Research on Customs of the Shang Dynasty Sacrificing Dog

Author: LiuDingHui
Tutor: ZhangGuoShuo
School: Zhengzhou University
Course: Archaeology and Museology
Keywords: Martyrdom dog Shang Dynasty Burial Burial pits Building the base address
CLC: K878.8
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract


Shang Dynasty as slavery dynasty in Chinese history, occupies an important position in the history of the development of Chinese civilization. The customs of martyrdom dog is specific to a customs Shang Dynasty in Yin Ruins over the years to explore the tombs in the Shang Dynasty, whether noble or civilian tomb, most saw the phenomenon of martyrdom dog in the coffin bottom or coffins surface under, in the Palace, Jongmyo etc. the building base address and sacrificial pits have been discovered many landfills have dog pit. Based on archaeological material documented analysis and demonstration of the the Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog customs, and to investigate the rheological process and its related problems. The paper is divided into six chapters, including the introduction martyrdom dog type, martyrdom dog martyrdom dog of customs, origins and purpose of martyrdom dog and its reflected in social life, the conclusion etc.. This paper argues that the the Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog customs to a large number of diverse types, rich in content as the main feature. According to the found location and different occasions, can be divided into the tombs in martyrdom dog, building the base address of martyrdom dog and burial pits the martyrdom dog three types. The the martyrdom dog mainly born martyrdom dead martyrdom of two. The dog's head to the martyrdom and burial objects have a certain regularity. Early Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog emergence and development phase of the customs, the late Shang Dynasty is the the martyrdom dog customs boom. The purpose and role of the different forms and occasions martyrdom dogs are often very different. Overall the main guards, Exorcism, laid the foundation stone and ritual offering to enjoy the martyrdom dog burial, in addition to have a guard functions, there may be as the pet of the owner of the tomb and sacrificial victims. The Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog the manner of death of martyrdom, the martyrdom of Health and head to the law are for the convenience of in accordance with the regulation of the tombs of martyrs buried generation, is closely linked to the number and types of funerary objects of martyrdom dog burials scale and level. In the late Shang Dynasty tombs martyrdom dogs have regional differences in the form and manner, even in the same area, also has some differences in different sites or cemeteries form of martyrdom dog, this phenomenon is the the Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog customs with the time and scope of the changes and the gradual evolution of the results. Building base address martyrdom dog is not common, but should be closely linked with the function of the building or some kind of ceremony. Forms of different the burial pits the martyrdom dog in different occasions, also have a certain relationship with the hierarchy, and the sacrificial system belonging to the Shang Dynasty. Neolithic and Erlitou culture period, many animal burial pits and tombs of martyrs sacrifice phenomenon has laid the foundation for the emergence and development of the customs of the Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog, but the the Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog customs is not directly absorb or draw a preliminary or contemporaneous other cultural types of cultural factors, but a cultural practice Shang Dynasty itself is the rise in the social development process is a product of the development of the Shang culture. The popularity of the Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog customs is done from top to bottom, and occupy an important position in the sacrificial victims and sacrificial system of the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty martyrdom dog custom developed to livestock, hunting and dog universality social background, spirits thinking prevailed and things things born dead as burial concept of cultural background.

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