Research on the Communication of Bimo Chant in Ancestor Worship Ceremony of Yi People
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https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v15i.403Keywords:
Ancestor Worship Ceremony; Bimo; Bimo Chant; Communication.Abstract
As the embodiment of Yi culture, Bimo plays an irreplaceable role in ancestor worship ceremony. At each stage of the ceremony, Bimo recites the sutras, using a different chant. This paper takes the seven-day ancestor worship ceremony of The Pude family held in Daxiyi Village, Fawo Township, Wuding County, Chuxiong, Yunnan as the research object, and summarizes Bimo chant tune throughout it, and analyzes it from the perspective of transmission.
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