从西南地区少数民族民间传说看铜鼓的厌胜功能（Viewing the function of the bronze drums in the minority nationalities in Southwest China）.doc

从西南地区少数民族民间传说看铜鼓的厌胜功能（Viewing the function of the bronze drums in the minority nationalities in Southwest China） [Abstract] The Legend of bronze drums is widely circulated among the minority nationalities in southwest china. In some of these legends, the bronze drum could wave various monsters and lost as venomous serpents and wild beasts flood and drought as the incarnation of natural forces. Therefore, I think that in ancient society, has various functions Tonggu scholars think, also might be used as an object for Yansheng ceremony, to eliminate all kinds of natural disasters. [keyword] folk legend; bronze drums; hate wins [author] Chen Jinwen, Professor, School of literature, Guangxi University For Nationalities. Nanning, 530006 [CLC number] C95 [document identification code] A [article number] 1004-454X (2010) 01-0123-004 Yansheng, Function, of, Bronze, Drum, from, Minority, Folk, Legends In Southwestern China ChenJinwen Abstract: Bronze Drum legends are widely spread among the Chinese minority Southwesterners. In some of these legends, the Bronze Drum could have beasts and snakes overawed and subdued, and have various monsters which are the incarnation of natural forces like drought and floods vanquished. Thereby, I considered that except those functions widely concerned in the past, the Bronze Drum also might be used as an object used to hold something else down in the Yansheng ceremony to eliminate diversified natural disasters in ancient society. Key, words:, Folk, legends; the, Bronze, Drum; Yansheng. The drum around seventh Century BC, after that, in two thousand years of history, and gradually formed a Guizhou, including Chinas Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries, the huge bronze culture circle. As for the important cultural phenomenon which has international influence, both ancient and modern scholars have paid close attention to it and studied it. Only the function of bronze drums, it has p