Author(s)

Xiaoyu Yang^1,2

¹Roehampton University, London, UK.
²Beijing Sports University, Beijing, China.

The study focuses on the ritual phenomena in the traditional local Chinese community dance Nuo in Jiangxi, China. Catherine Bell’s (1953-2008) model for ritual theory and ritual Practices is applied to this study, as she starts her career from a study of Chinese local Taoist religion and ritual studies. Nuo Dance is a popular form of primitive community dance in Jiangxi Province, China, as its religious ritual features are significant.

Nuo Dance, Ritual, Community

Yang, X. (2018) Nuo Dance of Jiangxi: From the Community Dance to Ritual Significance in Catherine Bell’s Model. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 6, 249-257. doi: 10.4236/jss.2018.611018.