Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences Edition) ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 142-149.DOI: 10.13438/j.cnki.jdxb.2023.02.014

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Soundscape Construction of Urban Folk Belief Rituals:the Case of the "Deities Parade" in Fuzhou

YUAN Yelu   

  1.  (College of Music,Hunan Normal University,Changsha 416000,China)
  • Online:2023-03-01 Published:2023-04-20

Abstract: Folk belief is the reflection of traditional social life pattern,city is the stage for the modern way of life,and the soundscape construction of urban folk belief rituals is the embodiment of the contradiction and symbiosis between urban residents' daily lifestyle and traditional cultural concepts.Taking the "Deities Parade" ritual in Fuzhou as an example,this paper discusses the construction and change of the soundscape of traditional folk belief ritual under the urbanization environment.On the one hand,the sound space of folk belief rituals has been reshaped in a fast-moving modern society,making noise a new tone of sound,so the tradition of folk art in belief rituals has been gradually weakened.On the other hand,new sounds and new "traditions" have come into being constantly,which enriches diverse urban soundscapes and makes folk belief and traditional music culture it bears the indispensable foundations in shaping local soundscape and cultural memory.

Key words: soundscape, urban culture, traditional music, folk belief, cultural memory

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