西南石油大学学报(社会科学版) ›› 2011, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (3): 56-59.DOI: 10.3863/j.issn.1674-5094.2011.03.012

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RELIGIOUS RITUAL FUNCTION OF LONGDONG DAOQING SHADOW PUPPET PLAY

LI Yue-zhong1 LIU Xing2   

  1. 1.School of Humanity，Hunan University of Science and Technology，Xiangtan Hunan，411201，China；2.Department of Management，Sichuan Police College，Luzhou Sichuan 646000，China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-05-20

Abstract: Religious ritual function is one of the various functions of Longdong Daoqing shadow plays，which can be seen in some semiopera customs of exorcising nature，and also in some mysterious rituals when performing certain plays such as Temple Fair Play，Yuanxi and Lixi.Influence of Taoism，Buddhism and sorcery on the formation and development of Longdong Daoqing shadow plays is the major contributor to those functions.More importantly，Daoqing shadow play is a form of Taoism art in itself which was originated from Taoism.

Key words: shadow play, Longdong Daoqing shadow puppet play, religious ritual function, ceremonial plays, opera customs

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