Ⅰ. Value of the SubjectThe Ba people had strong influence in ancient China, for they had greatly contributed to the form and development of the Chinese nation, the form and consolidation of the concept of the great national unity of the Chinese nation, the form and strengthening of the Chinese nation's cohesiveness, and the creation and abundance of Chinese traditional culture. As a very important part of the ethos of the ancient Ba people, martial spirit was outstanding among the Ba people's ethos system, therefore, this research on Ba martial spirit will help:1. Getting a deeper understanding on the Chinese nation and its ethos. Since a long time ago, scholars pay more attention on the ethos of the Chinese nation and its value, but ignore the relationship between the Ba people and the Chinese nation, the special contribution which the Ba people had gave to the Chinese nation, and especially the value of the Ba people's ethos which greatly varied the ethos of the Chinese nation. Therefore, make a research on the ancient Ba people, the Ba culture and the Ba ethos, will help us to get a deeper understanding on our Chinese nation and its ethos.2. Getting a deeper understanding on the ancient Ba people, Ba culture and ethos. Ancient Ba people was an old nation which greatly contributed to the Chinese nation; they did a lot of work such as attending the war for unifying the country, founded feudal government on Central Plains; ancient Ba people endured untold difficulties and hardships in order to build and develop their homeland and got the reward of great achievements; they had significant culture with the Ba Yu dance, classical folk songs, white tiger culture, funeral dance and so on; Ba people also had particular martial spirit, opening spirit, moral spirit, wizard concept, etc. Therefore, make a research on Ba martial spirit will help us to get a thorough understanding on ihe cultural system of the ancient Ba people ant its ethos.3. Completing the weakness on Ba culture research. Since the Ba culture drew the academia's attention from the thirties in the twentieth century, 80 years have passed and scholars got abundant achievements through hard work. However, scholars put more attention on the name, clan, origin and migration of Ba people; the politics, economy, culture, regime, territory and nationalities of Ba people; the cultural communication among Ba people, etc. However they did little research on the national character and ethos of Ba people. The purpose of this research on Ba martial spirit is to strengthen the weak study on the Ba people's national ethos by making a profound, detailed and systematic investigation on the Ba martial spirit.Ⅱ. Line of Thought and Study Methods for this Academic Research1. Line of ThoughtThis Ph. D. dissertation will find out the cultural ethos system of Ba people, investigate the special status of Ba martial spirit in this ethos system according to a overview on the main character of Ba culture; investigate the cultural characteristic of Ba people's martial spirit, discuss the relationship between these characteristic and their martial spirit by making the Ba people's martial spirit as the beginning point and motif of this dissertation; give a correct evaluation for Ba martial spirit, sum up the important value and function which the Ba martial spirit has contributed to the Ba culture itself and the whole Chinese nation, and analyse the deep reason for the formation of the Ba people's martial spirit.2. Study MethodsThis Ph. D dissertation does a thorough and systematic research on the Ba martial spirit at the basis of early studies on Ba culture, comprehensively uses the study methods of history, ethnology, folklore, cultural science, religion, archaeology, sociology, etc.Ⅲ. Main Points and New Ideas1 .Main Points(1) The ethos of Ba people is an abundant system, and among the Ba culture, there are significant things such as concept of survival, martial spirit, patriotism, wizard spirit and moral spirit. The martial spirit plays an import role in this system. If the c
【关键词 (中文/英文)】 巴人; 尚武; 尚武精神; 地位; 文化表征; 成因 the ancient Ba people; martial; martial spirit; status; cultural characteristic; reason
