Ethnic Borders and Social Integration in the Context of Ethnic Harmony:A Case Study of"Pig Sacrifice"in Miao Villages at the Yunnan Border
The Miao's unique ritual of"Pig Sacrifice"is a unique structure of order and symbolic concept built on their profound cultural accumulation,which has been continued with a relatively complete continuity from the beginning to the end.The"pig"in the ritual sacrifice builds a bridge between human and supernatural forces,and symbolically strengthens the community structure,which is an indispensable component in maintaining social cohesion and balance.The presentation of the ritual is a process of redistribution of resources,a repetition of the social order,and a strengthening of multi-ethnic integration,and in the evolution of the ritual,it crosses the traditional ritual function to realize the construction of multi-ethnic harmonious relations.
MiaoPig Sacrificeethnic group boundarysocial integration
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