Cultural Co-Inheritance and Value Isomorphism: Multi-Role Interaction in the Tunpu Xiufu Ritual and the Local Construction of the Shared Spiritual Home of the Chinese Nation
Critical humanistic social theory. September 29, 2026 Haoyuan Zheng, Zi Yang
Xiufu (merit cultivation) is a women-centered folk belief tradition within Tunpu culture in central Guizhou. Based on fieldwork in Liuguan Township, Anshun, this study examines how Futou (female ritual leaders), Taoist priests, village elders' organizations, Dixi (local opera) troupes, spirit mediums, and ordinary believers interact across ritual practice, village governance, and cultural...