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对许多在18-19世纪时期盛行“猎野牛文化”的平原印第安部落来说,太阳舞是主要的集体宗教仪式。通常在晚春或初夏举行这个庆祝重生的仪式,是参与者和他们亲属灵魂的再生,也是地球及万物的更新。太阳舞表现了平原印第安人与自然的关系,这是平原印第安民族精神的特征,这包括象征性地表征各种动物,特别是鹰和野牛在人们的生活中扮演着重要角色,并赋予这些动物以神圣的、特殊的力量。包括牺牲和祈求的仪式确保了各种生物之间的和谐,许多当代美洲土著以他们的实践延续着这种仪式。
For many of the plain Indian tribes that preached “hunting bison culture” in the 18th and 19th centuries, sun dance was the main mass religious ceremony. The celebration of rebirth, usually held in late spring or early summer, is the regeneration of the souls of the participants and their relatives, as well as an update of the earth and of all things. The sun dance shows the relationship between plain Indians and nature, which is characteristic of the plains Indian national spirit, which includes the symbolic representation of various animals, especially eagles and bison, which play an important role in people’s lives and give these animals With divine, special power. The rituals, including sacrifices and prayers, ensure the harmony among the various living beings that many contemporary Native American peoples continue in their practice.