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Ritual Drama: Bardo Deliverance of Shiluo of Naxi Ethnic Minority

Based on literature collection, fieldwork and the theory review of ritual drama, the paper briefly describes the process of
Naxi bardo deliverance of Shiluo to find out the dramatic factors during the ritual, viz., performativity and virtuality, sanctity and
symbolism, collectiveness and participation, procedure and emotionality. This article aims at understanding the cultural connotation of
traditional Naxi bardo deliverance of Shiluo from the perspective of ritual drama, which is significant to Naxi culture research and
Naxi culture inheritance.   

  1. Lijiang Academy of Dongba Culture, Lijiang, Yunnan 674100, China
  • Received:2012-07-31 Revised:2012-09-25 Online:2013-01-15 Published:2013-01-15

Abstract:

Based on literature collection, fieldwork and the theory review of ritual drama, the paper briefly describes the process of
Naxi bardo deliverance of Shiluo to find out the dramatic factors during the ritual, viz., performativity and virtuality, sanctity and
symbolism, collectiveness and participation, procedure and emotionality. This article aims at understanding the cultural connotation of
traditional Naxi bardo deliverance of Shiluo from the perspective of ritual drama, which is significant to Naxi culture research and
Naxi culture inheritance.

Key words: bardo deliverance of Shiluo, ritual drama, Dongba Shiluo dance

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