Form Follows Function in Community Rituals in North China

Temples and Temple Festivals in Jiacun Village

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3413093
AutoresXiaohuan Zhao (0000-0003-1539-8667, The University of Sydney, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen12
Número12
Páginas1105
Fecha de publicación2021-12-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel12121105
OpenAlexW4200294556
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas15

Yingshen saishe or saishe is a general name for all types of temple festivals held to offer sacrifices to deities of local communities. With its roots traceable to ancient shamanic beliefs and practices, saishe demonstrates itself as a closely integrated form of religious ritual performance and musical/theatrical performance and proves to be instrumental in the development of Chinese theatre from ritual to drama. Based on my fieldwork on Jiacun Double-Fourth Temple Festival in May 2016, this paper offers a close examination of Jiacun temple culture and temple theatre with focus on the religious ritual performance and musical/theatrical entertainment presented during the festival. In so doing, this paper provides an enhanced understanding of the highly dynamic, interactive relationships between temple and theatre and between efficacy and entertainment

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · China · Dance · Drama · Entertainment · Musical · Temple · Visual arts · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Theatre and Performance Studies