A Characteristic Model of the"Folklore"Concept in Folk Sports of China——Based on research into Xuwen Tengpai Gongban Dance
"Folklore"is a valued standard and an important symbol to identify and determine the authenticity of folk sports.Its study is conducive to the continuous inheritance and orderly development of folk sports in China.Based on in-depth interviews with 30 inheritors and performers of Xuwen Tengpai Gongban Dance,this research uses the method of grounded theory to construct a conceptual characteristic model of"folklore"in folk sports.The model shows that symbolic rituals are the media hub for the dialogue between humans and gods,multiple inheritance is the practical field for continuous inheritance,living state rheology is the concrete carrier of form reconstruction,integration and symbiosis are the value pursuit of high-quality development,and customs and regulations are the normative Institutional guarantee for training ethnic groups.The research suggests to build a"memory field"to activate the collective memory of folk sports symbolic ceremonies;to maintain the stability of the shared field and expand the diversified inheritance mechanism of folk sports;to grasp the law of change and systematize folk sports in the dynamic flow"Reproduction";to maintain the symbiotic model,and seek high-quality development of folk sports in a framework system of integration and symbiosis;continue to"interact with etiquette and customs",highlighting the important role of folk sports in rural social governance.This model extracts the"folk-custom"gene of folk sports,and provides a valuable reference for building an independent discourse system of folk sports in my country,broadening the theoretical boundaries of folk sports research,and improving its theoretical system.
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