Wizard, Politics and Civilization: Research on the Bimo’s Historical Role of Yi Peoples*

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10.2991/assehr.k.200316.110How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Bimo identity, change, contemporary significance, Yi peoples

Abstract

The paper combed the production, development, evolution and actuality of Bimo in the Yi Peoples’ concrete social. The traditional role of Bimo can still serve the government and folk. Bimo have been selected as the inheritance of “intangible cultural heritage”. They are the living carrier, the inheritance and transmission of traditional culture. Bimo mediate civil disputes, resolve contradictions, and maintain harmony using folk law. That is generally recognized by people. Bimo master the knowledge system and value concept. They are born in internal Yi society, believed by vast majority of Yi peoples. Bimo have both mediciner and wizard identity. When people facing the disaster, disease and pain, Bimo bring psychological comfort, give spiritual power to them. The paper concludes that we should understand Bimo and traditional culture objectively, use its positive side innovatively, and discard its negative side.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiangxiu Shan
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/19
TI  - Wizard, Politics and Civilization: Research on the Bimo’s Historical Role of Yi Peoples*
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 497
EP  - 500
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200316.110
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200316.110
ID  - Shan2020
ER  -