Analysis of the Narrative Art and Emotional Expression of the "Crying Marriage Songs" of Guizhou Daozhen Gelo Ethnic Minority
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https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v16i.499Keywords:
Daozhen Gelo; Crying Marriage Songs; Narrative Art; Emotional Expression.Abstract
As a traditional marriage custom of Gelo ethnic group, Crying Marriage Songs have shown their unique emotional power through historical development and cultural inheritance. The procedure can be divided into starting, crying, and parting. In terms of the narrative art, the performative act of crying and singing is characterized with diversified objects, improvised content based on inheritance, and multiple forms. As for the emotional expression, the songs of crying marriage custom reflect not only the social life and historical situation, but also crying women's thoughts and cognitive processes, indicting the feudal ethics such as arranged marriage and sale of marriage. As a poetic art, the crying songs that contain a rich emotional charm show the national psychology, temperament and aspirations of the Gelo people.
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