On the Symbolic Meanings of the "Shield Stele" of the Miao People

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On the Symbolic Meanings of the "Shield Stele" of the Miao People

(Chinese Department of Jishou University,Jishou,Hunan 416000)

Online:2001-03-01 Published:2012-10-23

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Abstract: The Miao "Shield Stele" symbolizes the Miao people's worship of gods and their adoration of reproduction.And witchcraft is spread as a divinity to protect reproductive function.The dual symbolism and the supposed reprosed reproduction protction function of the "Shield Stele" manifest the Miao people's strong sense of national mullti-plication and their moral standard of "good and evil".It also reflects the fantastic and stagnant character of the witchcraft culture of the Miao people.

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Key words: ", shield Stele", witchcraft, reproduction, sense of ", good and evil"

LV Yang-Zheng . On the Symbolic Meanings of the "Shield Stele" of the Miao People[J]. Journal of Jishou University（Social Sciences）, 2001, 22(1): 53-55.

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