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Kirgiz Folk Literature Remains of primitive belief

Author: CaoDan
Tutor: YangChun
School: Central University for Nationalities
Course: Chinese Minority Literature
Keywords: Khalkhas folk literature original religious faith
CLC: I207.9
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract


Khalkhas is one of the long-standing nomadic peoples in China. In the long history, Khalkhas have had faith in many types of religion, such as original religion, Shamanism,Manicheism,Mazdaism,Muslin and so on. Before the dissemination of Muslin among Khalkhas, the original religion and conciousness produced from remote hunting culture dominated the social conciousness and appreciation of beauty among Khalkhas. This kind of original faith include witchcraft etiquette and Shamanism. In the ethnic culture of Khalkhas, there are many forms of remains about original faith, such as Khalkhas myth, legend,narrative,rite,hero and monser story. These forms all have the basic characteristics of original faith. In this paper, the author develops the narrative about the remaining forms of original faith in its folk literature, as well as explores the causes of formation.In the first part, we will focus on the faith remains in folk songs, discussing the labor songs of Khalkhas, ceremony songs, wedding songs, funeral songs and other forms of remains. Folk song, which is a type of literature form coming from all ethnic groups, hides in the bottom of literature with shortness and deep meaning. Khalkhas’ folk songs not only spread the thoughts of Khalkhas people, but also represent the distinctive artitic style.In the second part, we will focus on the faith remains in myth, respectively discuss the faith remains in creation myth of Khalkhas, heavenly myth and forbear myth, and also futher explore the concepts of value among Khalkhas. Myth is an important part of folk literature, and it is different from folk song for that folk story has a certain factual basis, while myth is in the light of the speeches and acts of god. The Word God is the image created by original people according to the nature. Every ethnic group has its own legend, world outlook. Analysing myth is the best way to upfold the mysterious veil of original faith. All the Khalkhas mythes contain the special explorition of the world, the society and human’s life. The explaination of natural phenomena reflects original features of Khalkhas.In the third part, we pay attention to the remaining forms in original narriative, through discussing Kajashi, Ari Tushik, Budaik and Manas. Narrative is a type of folk literature, including epic and long song. Epic is classified into myth epic (imagining the fantastic scene in the remote past)and hero epic(eulogizing the splendid achivements of the forebear). Khalkhas own countable narratives, and the myth epics and hero epics have the great influence. One of the Chinese epic Manas is one of the hero epics of Khalkhas, containing the rich original faith culture of Khalkhas.In the fourth part, we lay emphasis on the remaining forms in the legend by discussing the daily stories, folk stories and place name stories. In the folk literature of Khalkhas, the folk story and folk legend are two bright stars. They have a long history and develop into the present by process of people from generation to generation. The folk story survives in the bottom of life, and it presents all about the life of Khalkhas coming down from the remote past.

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